Tag: Electoral Commission
Solomon Islands political chess begins with Manasseh Sogavare re-elected in East...
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Honiara
Solomon Islands' incumbent prime minister Manasseh Sogavare has been re-elected in the East Choiseul constituency.
It is the...
PNG ‘isn’t broke’, says PM Marape who wants byelections to go...
PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape says funding for impending byelections is not an issue.
“We are assisting the Electoral Commission with funding,...
NZ election 2023: Voters told to steer clear of posting on...
RNZ News
Social media users in Aotearoa New Zealand are being warned not to make posts on voting or any aspect of political campaigns come...
First-time Asian voters embrace New Zealand’s democratic process
By Blessen Tom, RNZ journalist, and Liu Chen , RNZ journalist, for IndoNZ
The upcoming general election in Aotearoa New Zealand is poised to witness...
PNG academic says Port Moresby politicians naïve over US defence deals
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
A Papua New Guinean academic says the new security deals with the United States will militarise his country...
Anti-corruption agency probes Fiji’s ex-elections chief
RNZ Pacific
Fiji's former Elections Supervisor Mohammed Saneem is under investigation by the country's anti-corruption agency for alleged abuse of office and has been stopped...
Outgoing PNG minister challenges impartiality of officials in demand for fair...
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby
The impartiality of officials who have been appointed to manage polling in the National Capital District during the Papua...
Jokowi’s camp ups ante against Prabowo’s ‘real count’ vote claim
By Marguerite Afra Sapiie in Jakarta
As tensions intensified between incumbent Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and challenger Prabowo Subianto over the expected results in the Indonesia...
Former chief justice slams Gamato’s ‘premature’ PM election move
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A former Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea, Sir Arnold Amet, today condemned the actions of the beleagured Electoral Commissioner in...
PNG Ombudsman wins court order to extend electoral writs deadline
EMTV News reports on the election writs court order.
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The Ombudsman Commission has obtained an interim court order to extend the return...
Gary Juffa: Why I was not on the PNG electoral roll...
OPINION: By Gary Juffa, Governor of Oro and a candidate in the PNG general election
Papua New Guinea's incoming government must put a list of...
PNG’s general election faces ‘limbo’ threat over preparations, says Polye
Opposition Leader Don Polye says this year’s general election in Papua New Guinea may be in limbo if the government does not help the...
Electoral Commission nullifies Unitech student vote in new PNG twist
The Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission has nullified the referendum conducted at the University of Technology by Lae Election Office last Friday - almost...
