Election observers in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are calling for an urgent review of the 2022 election after reported incidents of violence and issues leading to a “high numbers of eligible voters” being disenfranchised.
In an Interim Statement on July 25, the chairperson of the Commonwealth Observers Group, former President of Nauru Baron Waqa said election observers were very concerned about increasing levels of violence around the election and the fact a large number of eligible voters—in some cases 50 percent—were missing from the 2022 electoral rolls.
“As observers, it is our responsibility to identify challenges to the inclusiveness, credibility, and transparency of this election. We do this with the aim of supporting and strengthening the electoral process in Papua New Guinea,” Waqa said….