Micronesia 2007
Yearbook 2007 Micronesia Federation. In the March 6 parliamentary elections, 35 candidates competed for the 14 seats in Congress. There are no actual parties in the Micronesia and all who were elected to Congress were independent candidates. On May 11, the newly-elected congress appointed the country's president. According to CountryAAH, Palikir is the capital city of Federated States of Micronesia. Joseph Urusemal from the island of Yap, who has been in power since 2003, was defeated in the vote by Manny Mori of Chuuk. In May 1999, Nena's Vice President, Leo A. Falcam was named President. In September, he issued a statement reiterating Micronesia's strong condemnation that countries such as the United Kingdom, France and Japan ship ships of plutonium through the Pacific and especially through Micronesia's territorial waters. At…