Strategies To Improve Elections In PNG Should Promote Transparency And Integrity Throughout The Entirety Of The 5-Year Electoral Cycle
Transparency International PNG (TIPNG) is hosting a two-day election seminar to present the findings of its observations during the 2022 National General Elections. The event is guided by the theme “Promoting Transparency for Election Integrity” and this theme will steer discussions over the two days. Day one of the election seminar will feature TIPNG’s presentation of the key findings from its 2022 election observation report and day two will facilitate dialogue among stakeholder representatives with the objective of improving the integrity of Papua New Guinea’s election. TIPNG has presented its 2022 Election Observation Report to the Government represented by the Chairman for the Special Parliamentary Committee on Elections, Honorable Allan Bird, and the Electoral Commissioner, Simon Sinai. The findings from the report clearly indicate that the 2022 National General Election has continued the trend of deterioration in the quality of the conduct and management of elections in PNG. Ke...