Palau's close electoral race focused on domestic pressures

Island nation showing no sign of abandoning diplomatic ties with Taiwan

20240721 Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr.

Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. (Photo by Takuya Fujiwara)

SOPHIE MAK, Nikkei staff writer

SYDNEY -- On Tuesday, as Americans cast their ballots in the U.S. presidential election, voters 13,000 kilometers away in the small Pacific island nation of Palau will also head to the polls to elect their next leader.

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