Get the latest news coverage, live stream video, and photos on the 2020 Presidential Election. His body bears the marks of many hard fought battles. With counting of the northern votes happening through the weekend, Toroama has established a buffer of more than 2200 votes over second placed Father Simon Dumarinu. In the first round of the presidential election, 8 candidates were on the ballot, with Sandu and Dodon heading to the run-off election on November 15. In parliamentary elections, 39 nonpartisan members are elected. 440 candidates were contesting the 40 seats in the Bougainville House of Representatives, including 25 competing to be President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. Article Views : 0. ... Toroama defeated 24 other candidates … Presidential Candidates join hands in prayer and a rainbow appears at the background to complete the image. Bougainville Presidential Election Updates : Toroama clears lead 9/20/2020 Bougainville News , Headlines , PNG News Counting for the Bougainville Presidential seat is progressing well with only six candidates left in the race. The 98 per cent vote is already given and will advantage the candidates from within Bougainville because of their familiarity with the evolution and implementation of Bougainville Peace agreement. Papua New Guinea: In presidential elections in Bougainville held from August 12 to September 1, Ishmael Toroama wins with 61.4% of the vote against 38.6% for Simon Dumarinu after the final elimination of other candidates. Bougainville's youth pursue break from bloody past at presidential vote By Jonathan Barrett 8/11/2020 Free speech, gun rights on collision course in United States, some legal experts say Bougainville News Alert : President Toroama reports on 100-days progress : December 15, 2020; Bougainville News : Reflections of memory and reality , there is rhyme, reason and ritual to hunting, gathering and fishing. And with 25 candidates in the race there are many thousands of those. President Toroama, 51, is of course a well-known and respected figure in Bougainville as the strength of his election victory demonstrates in defeating 24 other candidates and finishing more than 18,000 votes ahead of his nearest rival Father Simon Dumarinu. Bougainville’s 250,000 strong population has a median age of just 20, a demographic that’s likely bad news for the ex-combatants among the open field of 25 candidates … Bougainville president, and former rebel military commander, Ishmael Toroama, wants a swift resolution to independence talks with Papua New Guinea. New Dawn FM will replay first half of the four hours program tonight and complete the … CANBERRA, Australia, Sep 29 2020 (IPS) - Ishmael Toroama, a former revolutionary leader and fighter during the decade long civil war which engulfed the remote islands of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the 1990s, has been elected the autonomous region’s new President ahead of high-level talks about its political future. According to the count by the Central Electoral Commission, Maia Sandu received 36.16 %, and Igor Dodon 32.61% of the votes (Central Electoral Commission 2020). Nine Presidential candidates are: BOX 10 Nick F Penia, BOX 11 Justin Pokata Kira, BOX 12 Sam Kaouna, BOX 13 Peter Nerau, BOX 14 is the former National Parliamentarian Sam Akoita, BOX 15 is Catholic Priest, Fr Simon Dumarinu, BOX 16 is Chief Dr John Lawrence Momis, BOX 17 is former Bougainville Revolutionary Army General Ismael Toroama and, The candidates claimed that on Thursday, 17 September 2020 police in Goroka received a complaint that the print shop was printing illegal ballot papers with the intent to have them distributed to the public in the 160 polling places prior to polling aimed at increasing voter numbers for a certain candidate. 22 September, 2020, 6:15 pm Ballot boxes that were earlier transferred for counting Photo: Bougainville Electoral Commission All the signs are that the Bougainville presidential preference eliminations will go down to the wire. Seven candidates initially participated in the May 21 elections with the MEC declaring incumbent President Peter Mutharika as the winner of the elections with 38 per cent of the vote, while Malawi Congress Party’s Lazarus Chakwera garnered 35 per cent. Toroama is sworn in on September 25. Following an almost unanimous 97.7 percent referendum vote in November of last year for Independence from PNG, the people of Bougainville returned to the polls last month to decide on a new government. People queue to cast their votes at a polling station during the presidential elections in Arawa, on the Papua New Guinea island of Bougainville August 12, 2020. Former Bougainville Revolutionary Army commander, Ishmael Toroama, is starting to build a substantial lead after count 206 in the presidential vote. The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) was established in 2000 following a peace agreement signed between the National Government and the BRA, a guerrilla movement, and others. Nearly all Presidential candidates talked about how they can make Bougainville a strong independent nation if they are voted in as the President of Bougainville in the 2020 ABG elections. Presidential Statement to Parliament. It therefore offers a good opportunity to reflect on our performance in the 4 months we have been in government, as we also get closer to the Christmas holidays and the end of 2020. By the time the Bougainville Peace Agreement was negotiated, Toroama, had already been injured. Former Bougainville Revolutionary Army commander Ishmael Toroama … back in the lead in the Bougainville presidential vote. December 15, 2020; Bougainville News Feature : If we have all learnt anything from Panguna, it is this. We have not learnt enough. In third place is the former president, James Tanis. Posts about Elections 2020 written by bougnews. Raivet, who is the surrogate for retiring President John Momis, is now in second place behind Toroama. Former Bougainville Revolutionary Army commander, Ishmael Toroama, is starting to build a substantial lead after count 206 in the presidential vote. People queue to cast their votes at a polling station during the presidential elections in Arawa, on the Papua New Guinea island of Bougainville August 12, 2020. Bougainville’s 250,000 strong population has a median age of just 20, a demographic that’s likely bad news for the ex-combatants among the open field of 25 candidates … People line up to vote in Bougainville's 2019 independence referendum. The 2020 presidential and parliamentary election was held in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville between 12 August and 1 September 2020. Dumarinu has increased his lead over the next group of candidates – Tsiamalili, Raivet, and Semoso – to 11,000. Of the presidential candidates, regionalism is likely to influence voter behaviour mainly on grounds of familiarity rather than on political platform. CONGRATULATIONS Ishmael Toroama, the new President-elect of Bougainville. September 28, 2020 The National Letters. Bougainville Presidential candidate Miriori: Panguna to fund independence 11:03 pm GMT+12, 07/07/2020, Papua New Guinea Presidential candidate, Martin Miriori is betting on Panguna mine to fund the independence for Bougainville if he is given the leadership by the people of Panguna. The trend in voting now is well established and with an absolute majority of 66,096 required, it will require a huge change in the way preferences are distributing to see Toroama overcome. The new government will negotiate the outcome of the 2019 Bougainvillean … December 15, 2020; Mr Speaker, this is the 4th Meeting of the Bougainville House of Representatives since the inauguration. Thomas Raivet has roared into contention as the Bougainville presidential vote count continues while former rebel military leader Ishmael Toroama retains the lead. Count toss up There was an unusual event near the end of the count in the southern region seat, Makis, on Saturday. Live democratic and republican delegate counts, caucuses and primary results by state. Yet while several presidential candidates notably used pro-independence rhetoric in their campaigns, the focus during much of the campaign was on the process of the referendum, rather than the outcome. The 2020 presidential and parliamentary election saw 440 candidates contesting the 40 seats in the Bougainville House of Representatives. Bougainville's youth pursue break from bloody past at presidential vote Back to video For Bougainville’s younger “lost generation,” who grew up either under or in the shadow of a bloody 10-year civil war, it gives them a chance to break from the past and … PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: ISHMAEL TOROAMA (Bougainville People’s Alliance BOX 22) Ishmael Toroama is the leading and highly celebrated Commander of the then Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA). BOUGAINVILLE CANDIDATES MUST BE UNITED By James Tanis, 6 July 2020 ***** Only In Bougainville. If we the intending candidates can do this then all of 440 Bougainville Candidates must follow. With counting of the northern votes happening through the weekend, Toroama has established a buffer of more than 2200 votes over second placed Father Simon Dumarinu. Issue 14 Febriana Firdaus September 03, 2020 Bougainville August 12-August 18: Bougainville general election The autonomous region of Bougainville, located in the easternmost part of Papua New Guinea in the Solomon Sea, could soon become the newest and one of the smallest states on earth. She is re-contesting in 2020 along with at least 15 other women in the open seats, another record number and a positive sign – along with the two women running for the presidency – of women candidates becoming more visible and active in the ‘open’ political contests. Final results … Toroama, who defeated 24 other presidential candidates, is a strategic choice. Image: NRI/RNZ. ... it must be held before June 2020, subject to certain conditions relating to weapons disposal and good governance. Thailand: Finance Minister Predee Daochai resigns. The United Nations through the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Papua New Guinea will support the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) in carrying out the upcoming elections through “Support of the 2015 Bougainville … A big thanks to the other presidential candidates and those who contested for the Autonomous Bougainville Government seats. The Bougainvillean presidential election of 2010 was held in Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea.The presidential contest was part of the overall general election on the island.Voting began on May 7, 2010, and ended May 24, 2010. Is this for retiring president John Momis, is now in second place behind Toroama this is the former,! 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