2022 was an election year in Papua New Guinea (PNG), so electoral politics dominated much of the first half of the year. Polling took place over three weeks in July, with more than 3600 candidates ...

Elections for Papua New Guinea’s eleventh national parliament took place over three weeks in July 2022. With 99 of the 118 seats declared, including seven new electorates created shortly before the ...

SYDNEY, June 15 (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea's parliament has begun debating a defence deal with the United States, with Prime Minister James Marape acknowledging the concerns of some students and ...

Voters line up to cast their ballot at a polling station during the general elections in Papua New Guinea's capital city Port Moresby on July 11, 2022. Although a resource-rich country, almost 40 ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia offered to gift Papua New Guinea an extension to its Parliament House as the South Pacific island nation celebrated 50 years of independence on Tuesday.

Incumbent President Ishmael Toroama believes that Bougainville should gain independence from PNG in 2027. His strong election victory shows that most voters agree.