Candidates
contesting the local level government elections in Mt. Hagen, Western
Highlands Province, are not happy with the way the elections were
conducted.
They
claimed proper procedures were not followed in the polling areas, which
resulted in double voting, hijacking of ballot boxes, and even selling
of ballot papers to candidates.
A petition will be presented to the Western Highlands election Manager Philip Talepe to have this issue addressed.
A
convoy of vehicles with some disappointed candidates for ward councils
and presidents told the public in Mt Hagen that the 2013 LLG Elections
were not transparent.
They
assembled at the Queens Park Oval to express their concerns and called
on the Electoral Commissioner Andrew Trawen to declare it as a failed
election.
Three
term Hagen rural LLG President and deputy governor for Western
Highlands Province, Wai Rapa, who is defending his seat was vocal
amongst the candidates.
He said leaders should be elected through a democratic and transparent system.
They
have petitioned the electoral commission with an eight point facts
about the running of the election in Western Highlands Province.
At the same time counting continue in Hagen Central and other parts of Western Highlands with some winners declared.
Other candidates have agreed that the counting should proceed without further disruption.
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