Jimmy Miringtoro, former two-term lawmaker and state minister, leading the Central Bougainville by-election after the first-preference vote count of 39 ballot boxes. Miringtoro, running as an independent, received 5,450 votes, followed by Pangu Pati candidate Lohial Nuau with 3,124 votes. Flynn Narunsi Detouh is third with 1,918 votes. Dominic Itta of the Social Democratic Party...
