Former Presidential candidate Sandra Sumang-Pierantozzi has committed her support to current President Johnson Toribiong in his bid for re-election. While in Hawaii the former Presidential candidate announced “I am voting for Johnson Toribiong and I ask my supporters to do the same.” In a phone interview with OTV Ms. Pierantozzi confirmed her position.
Pierantozzi’s support makes this a closer race for Palaus President. In the primary election Sumang-Pierantozzi carried 18% of the vote. If all of her supporters shift to candidate Johnson Toribiong, more about who carried 33%, buy the margin for the upcoming Presidential election narrows to within a few percentage points.
Miss Sumang-Pierantozzi has announced her candidacy for Senate as a write-in candidate where 34 candidates are now competing for 13 seats. The other write in candidate is Semdiu Decherong who announced after a group of supporters asked him to do so.
These are the results of the primary for president.
|
CANDIDATE NAME
|
BALLOT #
|
PRIMARY
VOTES |
PERCENT
|
| Tommy E. Remengesau Jr. | 1 | 4617 | 49% |
| Sandra Sumang Pierantozzi | 2 | 1690 | 18% |
| Johnson Toribiong | 3 | 3100 | 33% |