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Palau currently has nopolitical parties. It is a de factonon-partisan democracy and no law prevents the formation of political parties. Political scientist Wouter Veenendaal states that "according to various sources the Palauan political environment is primarily determined byclan membership and inter- and intra-clan relationships, which according toLarry Gerston essentially assume the role of political parties".[1]
ThePalau Nationalist Party, which functioned mainly as an electoral vehicle as opposed to an ideological movement, was founded forthe 1996 elections. It is believed to no longer exist.
TheTa Belau Party was formed in 1987, and likewise is not currently active. It supported the presidency ofLazarus Salii, who committed suicide while in office in 1988.
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