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Marshall Islands

East Asia & Pacific 路 Capital: Majuro

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Upcoming elections

  • General election

    2027 Marshall Islands general election

    Nitijela

    Date expected

    data.ipu.org News report

    Marshall Islands | Parliament | Unicameral | ... | 20 Nov 2023 | ... | 15 Nov 2027

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

    rmicourts.org News report

    there shall be a general election on the third Monday in November.

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

How Marshall Islands is governed

System of government
Unitary parliamentary republic

rmiparliament.org Official source

The Chief Electoral Officer shall

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

rmiparliament.org Official source

Elections and Referenda Act 1980

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of state
President

rmiparliament.org Official source

The Chief Electoral Officer shall

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

rmiparliament.org Official source

Elections and Referenda Act 1980

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of government
President

rmiparliament.org Official source

The Chief Electoral Officer shall

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

rmiparliament.org Official source

Elections and Referenda Act 1980

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Voting age
18

rmiparliament.org Official source

The Chief Electoral Officer shall

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

rmiparliament.org Official source

Elections and Referenda Act 1980

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Compulsory voting
No

rmiparliament.org Official source

The Chief Electoral Officer shall

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

rmiparliament.org Official source

Elections and Referenda Act 1980

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Electoral authority
Chief Electoral Office

rmiparliament.org Official source

The Chief Electoral Officer shall

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

rmiparliament.org Official source

Elections and Referenda Act 1980

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature

rmiparliament.org Official source

The Chief Electoral Officer shall

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

rmiparliament.org Official source

Elections and Referenda Act 1980

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  • Nitijela 33 seats 路 4-year term 路 multi-member districts; plurality in each district

The President is not directly elected by the public. The Nitijela elects the President by secret ballot from among its members after each general election, and the President also serves as head of government. The electoral framework is based on the Elections and Referenda law.

rmiparliament.org Official source

The Chief Electoral Officer shall

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

rmiparliament.org Official source

Elections and Referenda Act 1980

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

  • President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands head of state 路 1 seats 路 4-year term 路 elected by a majority of the total membership of the Nitijela; indirect election by parliament

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2023 Marshallese general election

Final resultsTurnout 32.6%

Results of 2023 Marshallese general election
Party or candidateSource
Independent / local candidates Elected

wipo.int News report

The President shall be elected by a majority of the total membership of the Nitijela

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

data.ipu.org News report

Registered voters 55,167

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2019 Marshallese general election 路 18 November 2019

Final resultsTurnout 38%

Results of 2019 Marshallese general election
Party or candidateSource
Aelon Kein Ad (AKA) (Aelon Kein Ad) Elected

wipo.int News report

The President shall be elected by a majority of the total membership of the Nitijela

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

data.ipu.org News report

The 2019 recorded a low turnout: only 38 per cent of the 47,000 registered voters turned out

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Independent Elected

wipo.int News report

The President shall be elected by a majority of the total membership of the Nitijela

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

data.ipu.org News report

The 2019 recorded a low turnout: only 38 per cent of the 47,000 registered voters turned out

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Open 2019 Marshallese general election

Marshall Islands in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

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