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Papua New Guinea National Election June-July 2017 Papua New Guinea National Election June-July 2017 ii Papua New Guinea National Election June-July 2017 Table of Contents Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................... v Letter of Transmittal .....................................................................................................................vi Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................... viii Recommendations ........................................................................................................................ x Chapter 1 ....................................................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2 ....................................................................................................................................... 3 POLITICAL BACKGROUND .......................................................................................................... 3 Chapter 3 ....................................................................................................................................... 8 THE ELECTORAL FRAMEWORK, MEDIA, INCLUSIVE PARTICIPATION AND REPRESENTATION .. 8 Prime Minister and the Parliament ....................................................................................... 8 Legal Framework and International and Regional Commitments ........................................ 8 PNG Electoral Commission .................................................................................................... 9 Funding for the Electoral Commission and election-related activities ............................... 11 PNGEC engagement with political parties, candidates, media and the public ................... 11 Election Advisory Committee .............................................................................................. 12 Electoral Boundary Review ................................................................................................. 13 Voter Eligibility and Registration ......................................................................................... 13 Absentee voting .................................................................................................................. 17 Candidate Eligibility and Nomination .................................................................................. 18 Political Parties and Candidates Commission ..................................................................... 18 Voter Education/Civic Awareness ....................................................................................... 19 Complaints, Appeals and Election Petitions ........................................................................ 21 The role of the media .......................................................................................................... 22 Media reporting of the election campaign ......................................................................... 23 Inclusive Participation and Representation ........................................................................ 24 Recommendations .............................................................................................................. 27 Chapter 4 ..................................................................................................................................... 31 THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN ...................................................................................................... 31 VOTING, COUNTING AND RESULTS ......................................................................................... 31 iii Conduct of the Election Campaign ...................................................................................... 31 Campaign finance and money politics ................................................................................ 31 Election-related violence ..................................................................................................... 32 Voting ...................................................................................................................................... 33 Key Procedures for Opening ............................................................................................... 34 Assessment of Opening ....................................................................................................... 34 Key Procedures for Voting ................................................................................................... 35 Assessment of Voting .......................................................................................................... 36 Key Procedures for Closing .................................................................................................. 38 Assessment of Closing ......................................................................................................... 39 The Count ................................................................................................................................ 40 Key Procedures for Counting and Results Aggregation ...................................................... 40 Assessment of Counting and Results Aggregation .............................................................. 41 Overview of the Countrywide Observation ............................................................................ 42 Recommendations .................................................................................................................. 57 Annex I ......................................................................................................................................... 59 Annex II ........................................................................................................................................ 63 Annex III ....................................................................................................................................... 65 Annex IV ...................................................................................................................................... 66 iv Acknowledgements We convey our warm-hearted gratitude to the Commonwealth Secretary- General, Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, for giving us the opportunity and the privilege to serve the Commonwealth through this mission, in support of Papua New Guinea’s electoral processes. We express our appreciation to His Excellency the Governor General, Sir Bob Dadae, the Government and the people of Papua New Guinea, for the generous hospitality which has been extended to us since our arrival in June 2017. The support and advice provided to the Group by the Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission and some of the stakeholders involved with the 2017 National Parliamentary Election is greatly appreciated. We acknowledge the help extended to the Group by the Heads of the Commonwealth diplomatic missions and other international partners in Port Moresby. We were greatly assisted by the support provided by UNDP to coordinate the work of the international observers. The assistance and advice from our drivers and security officers during our deployment across the four regions of the country was exemplary. A special mention must be made of the support and advice provided throughout the mission by the Commonwealth Secretariat Staff Team, Mr Luamanuvae Albert Mariner, Ms Sarah Linton, Ms Emma Kerr, Ms Zippy Ojago, Mr Ryan Bertrand, and media consultant, Mr Tunumafono Ulafala Aiavao. Their unstinting commitment and professionalism enabled us to complete our task. v Letter of Transmittal Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Marlborough House Pall Mall LONDON SW1Y 5HX United Kingdom Dear Secretary-General We have pleasure in submitting our Group’s report following our assignment to Papua New Guinea’s National Election held in June-July 2017. The 2017 National Election faced significant challenges, notably with a large number of names missing from the electoral roll. An accurate and credible electoral roll is at the heart of a credible electoral process. This issue should be addressed by the PNG Electoral Commission (PNGEC) immediately after the 2017 election. However, it is noteworthy that voters who were able to participate were generally free to exercise their democratic right, and the Group was pleased to observe that in most provinces, women, the elderly and young people appeared unhindered in their participation in the process. Our Group was warmly welcomed in all parts of the country we visited and we appreciated the support and advice provided by the PNGEC and all the key national interlocutors. We worked closely with other international observer groups and we were particularly pleased with Transparency International PNG (TIPNG) facilitating and deploying domestic observers throughout all the provinces in the country. Our conclusions and recommendations are submitted with a view that, if implemented fully, they would improve Papua New Guinea’s electoral processes and facilitate the participation of its citizens in the country’s future elections. We hope the Government, Parliament, PNGEC, and all the key stakeholders who are involved in elections, including the country’s development partners, will give this
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