On October 9, 2012, Palau’s President took a strong stand against the swirling allegations of primary election voting irregularities with an official invite to the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat to dispatch a team of observers to monitor Palau’s General Election on November 6, 2012. However, the Secretariat is based in Fiji more than 3500 miles from the Republic of Palau. President cited his administrations commitment to “transparency, accountability, and good governance” as the reasons for his request.
