Australian High Commissioner Jon Philp was in Hela yesterday
where he joined the international observer election teams observing polling at
Piribu, Kupari and Tari.
Polling commenced yesterday in the country with several
provinces commencing polling and this included a one day polling for the whole
of Hela Province.
In a statement the Australian High Commission says Australia’s
participation reflects Papua New Guinea and Australia’s shared commitment to
democracy and the democratic process.
Australia assisted Papua New Guinea to print millions of
ballot papers and assisted with transportation of sensitive election materials
throughout the country using its Royal Australian Air Force aircrafts.
The United Nations is coordinating the international
observer mission and their observer report will be presented to the PNGEC
to improve the transparency and credibility of the election process.
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