President Fritch describes pro-independence candidates’ wins in Tahiti as catastrophic
French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch has described the election of three candidates of the pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party to the French National Assembly as...
PNG Parties investing heavily on campaigning and candidates
Three major parties have emerged as frontrunners to form the next Papua New Guinea government with their party leader’s eager to be next Prime...
Stunning electoral victory for independence party in French Polynesia
By Nic Maclellan
In an unprecedented electoral victory, the independence party Tavini Huira’atira has won all three seats allocated to French Polynesia in the...
12 milion PNG ballot papers for distribution
Papua New Guinea Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai says 12 million ballot papers will be distributed in the provinces before polling begins on 04 July.
“The...
Pro-independence candidates in Tahiti win seats in French National Assembly
In an unprecedented result, French Polynesia's three seats in the French National Assembly have been won by the candidates of the pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira...
This year’s Pacific elections marginalise and isolate too many
As 2022 national polls unfold, it is evident that a global decline in democracy is disadvantaging the most vulnerable.
By Mere Nailatikau
Election season is...
Cook Islands Parliament dissolved, election 01 August
Queen's Representative Sir Tom Marsters has dissolved Cook Islands Parliament and announced 01 August 2022 as the election date.
He made the announcement in Rarotonga...
PNG Common roll incomplete
Papua New Guinea’s Common roll, important for the voting population in the 2022 National General Elections has one glaring loophole, it is incomplete.
It is...
Australian troops in PNG for election
Australian troops have touched down in Papua New Guinea to help support the country’s national election.
The vote from 02 - 22 July is largely...
French court upholds New Caledonia referendum outcome
A legal challenge aimed to annul the result of last December's referendum on New Caledonia's independence from France has failed.
The highest administrative court in...
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NZ Foreign Minister backs stronger Pacific Women’s leadership ahead of Forum Meeting
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has reaffirmed his country's support for stronger Pacific parliamentary cooperation and increased women's representation, telling Pacific women parliamentarians...
Taiwan halts LNG spot purchases from PNG over office closure
Taiwan State-owned CPC Corp, has temporarily suspended spot market purchases of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Papua New Guinea, after its foreign minister earlier...
Nauru’s Jerusalem embassy move raises questions over Pacific diplomacy – academic
Nauru's decision to open an embassy in Jerusalem is part of a growing Pacific trend that highlights the challenges small island states face as...