Election Bougainville, Elections In The Autonomous Region Of Bougainville Papua New Guinea 2020 General Elections Ifes

I cannot over emphasise the significance of this.

Bbc election film. President momis said past elections were about forming a government to make developments happen and bring services to the people in the region. Last week the election results in papua new guineas autonomous region of bougainville were announced. Toroama defeating an open field according to bougainvilles.

The first phase in which american troops landed and held. 440 candidates were contesting the 40 seats in the bougainville house of representatives including 25 competing to be president of the autonomous region of bougainville. The general election was the first since bougainville voted overwhelmingly for separation from papua new guinea last year with mr.

The 2020 bougainvilles general election is unique unlike past elections because it is about bougainville making a bold decision to become free says honorable president grand chief dr. The bougainville campaign was a series of land and naval battles of the pacific campaign of world war ii between allied forces and the empire of japan named after the island of bougainvilleit was part of operation cartwheel the allied grand strategy in the south pacificthe campaign took place in the northern solomons in two phases. This was the first election to be held after the region voted overwhelmingly 977 percent.

The new government will negotiate the outcome of the 2019 bougainvillean independence. The 2020 presidential and parliamentary election was held in the autonomous region of bougainville between 12 august and 1 september 2020. Encouraged by his numbers and undeterred by defeat toroama has announced his candidacy for president of bougainville for the 2015 election distant second he finished a distant second to john momis who in that election received more than 51000 votes to toroamas 18466 but now five years on it seems that his political ambition is.

Sylvester hatsiere leads with 1088 votes steven pongat on 158 and ben kamda on 111 votes. After the atolls count the north bougainville ex combatants results stands as. In the north bougainville womens seat amanda masono getsi is leading with 1305 votes elizabeth burain with 172 and helen hakena on 145 votes.

During my campaign i had this timeframe of two to three years for negotiations mr toroama said. For bougainvilles younger lost generation who grew up either under or in the shadow of a bloody 10 year civil war it gives. This election is also the first in bougainville where we have established regional electoral offices in arawa and buin bringing the administration of the election closer to the people.