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The Commonwealth Observer Group that are observing the  Papua New Guinea National Elections  has called for immediate reforms to strengthen the election process. Commonwealth Observer Group calls for Urgent Review of PNG Election Process [Photo by NBC News] The Observer Group, led by former President of Nauru, Baron Waqa, has also called for a review of this current national election as a matter of urgency. The Group expressed sadness about the escalation in election-related violence and strongly condemn these acts of violence. Mr Waqa presented the Interim Statement of the Commonwealth Observer Group in Port Moresby yesterday. The Commonwealth Observer Group met voters, polling officials, political parties, security personnel, civil society and scrutineers, to understand the electoral process. This happened in all four regions of the country. Among the key issues of concern, is the highly centralised structure of the Electoral Commission, which has undermined the effective delivery of...

Volkswagen ID.4 top selling electric car. New car sales are up 16.5pc for the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period last year, writes Brian Byrne, and within that sales of electric cars are up by 49pc. The figures follow the release by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry of March car sales, which increased by 37pc compared to March 2022. Electric car sales of 9,303 for the quarter bring the market share to 16pc, against 32pc for petrol, 22.8pc diesel, 20.6pc hybrid and 8pc plug-in hybrid. Toyota remains the top-selling brand for the quarter, followed by Volkswagen, Hyundai, Skoda and Kia. The best selling EV brand is Volkswagen, followed by Hyundai, Kia, Tesla and BMW.  The Hyundai Tuscon is the best selling car model year to date, while the top selling EV is the Volkswagen ID.4. The Nissan Qashqai e-Power was the best selling model in March.