Gov. Sebastian Anefal and Lt. Gov. Tony Tareg have been re-elected while all the state senators have retained their seats except for Raymond Igechep who lost by a few votes to Jerry Fagolimul during the state general elections on Nov. 2, 2010.
Igechep and Fagolimul who are both from Ifalik competed for the single seat of Election District 4 in the state legislature.
Dignitaries started arriving in Yap on Sunday to bring greetings and messages from their governments to the people of the state and its leaders.
Members of the diplomatic corps community in the FSM will also be attending the ceremony.
