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Men queue to vote in 2012 (Treva Braun/Commonwealth Secretariat/Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

23 June 2017

Some challenges for voters in PNG’s 2017 general election

by Bal Kama

Commonwealth observer speaks with voters in Hela Province, 2012 (Treva Braun/Commonwealth Secretariat/Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

19 June 2017

Electoral corruption in PNG: caught between the law and a hard place

by Sam Koim and Grant Walton

A voter marks her ballot during the 2012 elections in the PNG highlands (Flickr/Commonwealth Secretariat/Treva Braun CC BY NC ND 2.0)

15 June 2017

Women candidate numbers up in PNG

by Terence Wood

Post Courier cartoon

14 June 2017

Media fail! Papua New Guinean women deserve better from the media

by Nayahamui Michelle Rooney

Electoral Commission workers show candidate poster, 2012 election (DFAT/Flickr CC BY 2.0)

8 June 2017

Candidate numbers fall in PNG elections in 2017

by Terence Wood

Mock poll booth setup in Port Moresby, PNG 2012 elections (Defence/DFAT/Flickr CC BY 2.0)

4 May 2017

Has LPV helped women candidates in PNG?

by Terence Wood

2 May 2017

Did changing electoral systems change election results in PNG?

by Terence Wood

Voters and polling officials at a field in Highlands PNG (Flickr/Commonwealth Secretariat CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

16 March 2017

The Papua New Guinea Election Results Database

by Terence Wood

30 January 2017

Practice parliament session for PNG women: applications now open

by Camilla Burkot

A highlander sports Hela's new flag during the 2012 elections (Flickr/Commonwealth Secretariat/Treva Braun CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

27 January 2017

PNG in 2017: a year of redefining democracy?

by Bal Kama

PNG 2012 elections (Flickr/DFAT/Defence CC BY 2.0)

24 January 2017

Papua New Guinea stumbles to an election

by Paul Flanagan

A voter marks her ballot during the 2012 elections in the PNG highlands (Flickr/Commonwealth Secretariat/Treva Braun CC BY NC ND 2.0)

11 January 2017

Pacific predictions: what will 2017 hold for the Pacific?

by Tess Newton Cain

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