The newly formed Papua New Guinea Parliamentary Election Committee has received the backing of the New Zealand Government in order to handle election-related concerns that arose during this election.
This was said by Nanaia Mahuta, the minister of foreign affairs for New Zealand, at a news conference that both nations held in Port Moresby.
In order to ensure that the electoral reform process is done correctly, the New Zealand government will advise and support the committee, according to her PNG counterpart, PNG's Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko.
''We have just come out of an election and we have just set up a Parliamentary Committee to address election-related issues encountered in this election and East Sepik Governor Allan Bird will Chair the Committee.
''We are pleased that the New Zealand government is very keen in offering its assistance in providing advice and other necessary support as we have many electoral issues such as the common roll,'' said Tkatchenko.
Meanwhile, PNG has always been a solid partner, according to New Zealand's Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta, and the country is still dedicated to helping PNG.
''Every democratic society continues to shift and improve its electoral process and New Zealand is happy to assist PNG to improve its electoral process and strengthen the integrity of the electoral process,'' said Mahuta .
Reference: Papua New Guinea Today (8 September 2022). “New Zealand Government to support PNG Election committee Electoral Process”.
