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Find below are the progressive results for top five (5) candidates for the Madang Provincial and Open seats.  updates : 4/8/22 MADANG OPEN Top five candidates BRYAN KRAMER Allegiance Party 25,291NIXON PHILIP DUBAN People’s National Congress Party 9,384ISHMAEL YAMA People’s Labour Party 4,400MAM HOOD KASSAS Independent 4,113BUKA GOLI MALAI United Resource Party 2,113 ——————————— BOGIA OPEN Top five candidates ROBERT NAGURI PANGU PATI 15,285 DAVID SOKOREKA WAMA United Resource Party 11,771 KENE MUNA Allegiance Party 4,295 KENE MUNA AP 2,412SEBASTIAN JOSEPH BAGRIE ULP 2,409 —————————— SUMKAR OPEN Top five candidates ALEXANDER SUGUMAN ORME United Resource Party 4,862 KEN FAIRWEATHER People’s National Congress Party 3,761 ATIS DEME National Alliance Party 2,931 PAUL GOODYEAR Papua New Guinea National Party 2,902 BRENDAN KENNEDY People’s Labour Party 2,668 ————————- USINO-BUNDI OPEN Top five candidates JIMMY UGURO PANGU 12,670 VINCENT AMBANE KUMURA PP 7,023

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