East Sepik Governor Allan Bird has officially confirmed he will retire from politics following the 2027 national elections. First elected in 2017, Bird said the…
Independent candidate Vincent Ambane Kumura has been declared the member-elect for the Usino‑Bundi and Gama electorate in a tightly contested by-election, defeating Donald Uguro by…
Counting for the Kabwum by-election in Morobe province was suspended on July 29 following a dispute over a ballot box from Yus local-level government (LLG).…
An ongoing power outage at Walium, the district headquarters of Usino/Bundi has sparked concern from police as polling for the by-election continues. Acting Madang Police…
A ballot box and more than 1,000 ballot papers intended for three polling locations in the Bundi local level government (LLG) in Morobe province were…
Madang Police acting chief Robert Baim has denied recent social media allegations of ballot box tampering in the ongoing Usino-Bundi by-election. A widely circulated post…
Eleven people were arrested over the weekend for allegedly damaging a ballot box and assaulting security personnel during the Aitape-Lumi by-election in Sandaun province. The…
Polling for the Usino-Bundi Gama by-election was postponed to July 22 amid delays by election officials. Originally scheduled for July 21, the polling was delayed…
The writs for five parliamentary by-elections and the Motu-Koita Assembly election are set to be returned on August 22, while the Local-Level Government (LLG) elections…
A delay in the distribution of ballot papers for the upcoming local level government (LLG) elections is raising concerns among officials in Madang. Madang election…
Prime Minister James Marape on June 2 campaigned for his Pangu Pati candidate, Pewa Aimai, for the upcoming Usino-Bundi by-election in Madang, Madang province. The…
A total of 188 candidates have been confirmed to contest 25 ward councilor seats in the Mumeng local level government (LLG) area of Bulolo district,…
More than 1,400 ward councilor candidates are contesting for seats across the 23 local-level governments (LLGs) in West Sepik province, according to provincial election manager…
The Morobe provincial government has allocated 1 million kina for the upcoming local level government (LLG) elections and the Kabwum by-election, local media said on…
East Sepik Governor Allan Bird said he would decide in the coming months whether to remain in politics and possibly form his own political party…
The Madang electoral office is facing a debt of over 1.5 million kina owed to service providers and temporary electoral workers (TEWs) involved in the…
Morobe province requires 11 million kina to conduct elections across 37 local level governments (LLGs), with only six weeks remaining before the issuance of writs…
Madang Governor Ramsey Pariwa on February 7 revealed that he has identified more than 4.6 million kina in fraudulent claims within the provincial administration. He…
Madang governor Ramsey Pariwa called on provincial administrator Frank Lau on January 21 to set aside political disputes and to release funding for programs and…
Deputy Prime Minister and Lae lawmaker John Rosso on January 3 dismissed calls to split the Lae electorate, suggesting boundary realignment as a more practical…
