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As PNG is halfway through the National Elections, the burning question is: Who will form the next government? In the last three years, it was the Pangu Pati, and prior to that, People’s National Congress.  The Marape-led Pangu Pati seems to have backed many favourite candidates, in the country’s 2022 National Elections, as political parties hope to get the numbers to be invited by the Governor-General to form the next government in the 11th Parliament. Caretaker Prime Minister of the 10th Parliament, James Marape, is already re-elected, and declared a fourth time as Tari-Pori MP.  According to data collected by the PNG Electoral Commission, in the Open and Regional Elections, the Pangu Pati leads in just the preferential counting alone, with the exception of Tari-Pori.  Interestingly, many more Independent candidates have gotten more votes, to sit comfortably in the top three of most counting, then followed by the United Labor Party, then O’Neill led People’s National Congress Party, a

By Jim John, in Kiunga Western Province : FM 100 Vice Minister for Mining and Border Development and North Fly MP James Donald is looking forward to change the district and Western Province through a bilateral partnership with Indonesia. He made this known after welcoming and meeting the Ambassador of Indonesia to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands His Excellency Andriana Supandy in Kiunga yesterday. He said the Ambassador’s visit marks a significant time in the history of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia in regards to border arrangements. “We are recalling some 37 years ago where a treaty was signed between the two countries for mutual respect, friendship and cooperation and because of that, we have enjoyed that thus far. The treaty was signed on the 27th of October 1986. We are also recalling another agreement between the two countries on border arrangements that was also signed on the 18th of March 2003.” he said. Mr Donald said for mutual benefit of the people,  both Governments (P