0 ▁votes . ▁ ▁The ▁president ial ▁election ▁would ▁therefore ▁be ▁decided ▁by ▁the ▁abs ente e ▁ball ots . ▁The ▁Pal au ▁E lection ▁Commission ▁said ▁that ▁abs ente e ▁ball ots ▁would ▁be ▁counted ▁after ▁November ▁ 8 . ▁El en ita ▁B enn ie ▁B rel , ▁the ▁administrator ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁E lection ▁Service , ▁announced ▁that ▁final ▁results ▁for ▁the ▁president ial ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁known ▁until ▁later ▁in ▁November , ▁since ▁abs ente e ▁and ▁prov is ional ▁ball ots ▁would ▁be ▁sorted ▁and ▁counted ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁represent atives ▁of ▁both ▁president ial ▁campaign s . ▁ ▁B enn ie ▁B rel ▁explained , ▁" We ▁want ▁to ▁make ▁this ▁election ▁very ▁fair ▁and ▁transparent ▁for ▁everyone ▁who ▁has ▁concern ▁and ▁wants ▁to ▁come ▁in . ▁So ▁after ▁November ▁ 8 ▁the ▁counting ▁of ▁the ▁abs ente e ▁ball ots ▁and ▁then ▁it ▁takes ▁another ▁ 1 5 ▁days ▁for ▁the ▁board ▁[ of ▁the ▁elect oral ▁commission ] ▁to ▁cert ify ▁them ." ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Rem eng es au ▁had ▁been ▁re - elect ed ▁President ▁of ▁Pal au , ▁defe ating ▁Wh ipp s ▁by ▁ 2 5 5 ▁votes . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Pal au an ▁general ▁election ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 6 ▁elections ▁in ▁O ce ania ▁President ial ▁election ▁ 2 0 1 6 <0x0A> </s>