Transparency International PNG (TIPNG) is calling on all sectors of society to remind elected officials and constitutional office holders to uphold the Constitutional requirement for a National General Elections.
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Transparency International Papua New Guinea (TIPNG) is reminding all Members of Parliament to ensure that the transition from the 10th Parliament to the 11th Parliament occurs within the rule of law and upholds the Constitution. Actions by current MP’s will be subject to the Leadership Code while in office and the Organic Law on the Independent Commission Against Corruption should they leave office after the Elections. TIPNG has issued this statement following media reports that there will be no arrangement for a caretaker cabinet during the Election period commencing from the Issue of Writs on 28th April and ending with the Return of Writs on 29th July 2022.
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With a number of provinces now in the process of firming up their plans for implementation of the upcoming National General Elections across their respective districts and wards, Transparency International PNG (TIPNG) has called on all Provincial Elections Steering Committees (PESCs) to ensure in their planning that the constitutional rights of voters must not be sacrificed in the rush to deliver elections on time.
With only two months to go before the scheduled start of the 2022 National General Elections in Papua New Guinea, many provinces have only just begun the roll update exercise. Jiwaka Province in the Highlands Region is one such a province, with a 10-day roll update exercise for all 214 Wards starting on the 16th of February 2022, and running till the end of the month.
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Transparency International Papua New Guinea (TIPNG) conducted A week long civic awareness outreach in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province as part of its Building Elections Integrity through Partnership (BEIP) Project. A key part of the awareness in Goroka was a Civic Awareness Information Workshop that brought together key provincial election stakeholders, namely the Eastern Highlands Electoral Commission Office, Provincial Administration and the Goroka Police to provide updates on their preparations for the 2022 National Elections in Eastern Highlands Province.
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On the eve of the 2022 National Elections and in light of reports of administrative delays, the impartiality and integrity required by PNG Electoral Commission (PNGEC) officials in the provinces to uphold the constitutional guarantee of free, fair, and safe elections have never been more crucial. This was the message shared with provincial election managers at a one-day workshop in Port Moresby hosted by Transparency International Papua New Guinea (TIPNG) in partnership with the PNGEC. With only two months before the start of the elections, and delays on key electoral processes, TIPNG is working with partners to bolster mechanisms of electoral conduct including the integrity of decision-making by constitutional officeholders.
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Transparency International Papua New Guinea (TIPNG) through its ongoing Building Elections Integrity through Partnership (BEIP) Project, conducted an Election Awareness Information Session in Wewak, East Sepik Province yesterday (Wednesday 24th November 2021) The BEIP Project is funded through the PNG-Australia Partnership.
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In the lead up to the 2022 National General Elections, Transparency International Papua New Guinea (TIPNG) hosted a successful Civic Awareness with partners in Kwikila, Central province as part of TIPNG’s ongoing Building Elections Integrity through Partnership (BEIP) Project.
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In the lead up to next year’s National General Elections, Transparency International PNG (TIPNG) has hosted a successful Election Awareness Information Workshop with partners in East New Britain (ENB) Province last week in Kokopo, as part of TIPNG’s ongoing Building Elections Integrity through Partnership (BEIP) Project. The 1-day Workshop was targeted at sharing TIPNG’s information
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