In 2011, Micronesia had a population of around 105,000 people, with the majority being of Polynesian descent. The economy was largely based on fishing and agriculture, while foreign relations were mainly focused on its Pacific Island neighbors and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Politically, Micronesia was a federal republic with a two-party system. The government was led by President Emanuel Mori and the ruling coalition was made up of two parties: the United Micronesian Party (UMP) and the National Democratic Party (NDP). There was an active opposition in parliament which kept government accountable for its actions and decisions. See mathgeneral for Micronesia in the year of 2017.
Yearbook 2011
Micronesia Federation. On March 8, elections were held for the 14 seats of the Federal Congress. For the first time in the country’s history, there were women, even two, among the 34 candidates. As there are no parties in the traditional sense of the Micronesian federation, all the candidates were independent. The turnout was reported to be low. According to Countryaah official site, most senators – as congressmen are called – were allowed to retain their seats, including President Manny Mori. Visit ABBREVIATIONFINDER for the acronym of FM that stands for the country of Micronesia.
On May 11, the new congress convened and re-elected Isaac Figir as President, Manny Mori as the country’s president and Alik Alik as vice president. At the same time as the congressional elections, a referendum was held on two draft constitutional amendments approved by Congress in 2008. One proposal was to extend the term of office to four years for all senators – today there are only four senators for four years, the rest elected for two years. Proposal number two was to allow dual citizenship for the citizens of the Micronesia Federation. The voters voted against both proposals.