Around 80% of PNG’s population live in rural villages. Getty Images. Political parties play a very minor role in how electors vote. Voters tend to vote for candidates they believe will give them ...

Vote counting in PNG election in question after Minister Marape's early victory Richard Ewart Posted 11 Jul 2017 11 Jul 2017 Tue 11 Jul 2017 at 9:55pm , updated 11 Jul 2017 11 Jul 2017 Tue 11 Jul ...

Just two years after PNG started its first Parliament, the country's first prime minister, Michael Somare, was replaced through a vote of no confidence by his deputy, Julius Chan.

Twenty years after combatants snapped arrows to signal the end of hostilities in the Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville, voters will on Saturday cast ballots in a long-awaited independence ...

Peter O’Neill sworn in as PNG leader following election marred by protests and vote-buying allegations A coalition led by the PM’s People’s National Congress secured 60 seats in the 111-seat ...