07-04-2012, 08:49 PM
Maybe wrong but I would have thought best result for IOC would be for O'Neill's party to come in strong, all other parties with less seats than previous election and lots of new blood ie Independents who aren't tainted by corruption (yet). O'Neill would then have a strong hand to form the govt he wants.
Independents strong in early PNG vote count
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/interna...unt/973442
Updated 4 July 2012, 19:10 AEST
Early counting in the Papua New Guinea general election shows independent candidates are faring better than any individual party.
PNG Electoral Commission Andrew Trawen
PNG Electoral Commission Andrew Trawen
Early results of counting are available in only twelve of the 111 seats.
Independents are leading in four of those while Prime Minister O'Neill's party is leading in three.
Mr O'Neill will be the first winner declared - he's getting well over 50 per cent.
In other seats there'll be a long drawn out preference distribution.
In Komo-Magarima there are 28 candidates and nobody has got more than about 15 per cent.
While counting has begun in some areas, polling is yet to start in others, and there have been further holdups in some regions where voting has finished - among them the capital Port Moresby.
The Electoral Commission had originally hoped to begin counting ballots for the four seats in the National Capital District on Tuesday night.
But polling officials have refused to start work until they're paid for conducting the polling last week.
The Electoral Commissioner Andrew Trawen says they should be paid on Wednesday afternoon.
"The payment of polling allowances has not been resolved," he said.
"As we speak we are trying to sort that one out. And hopefully we should start counting tomorrow or at the earliest on Friday morning."
Delay in counting means polling officials in the capital will be able to watch on TV what's become a PNG national passion: the final Australian Rugby League State of Origin match.
Independents strong in early PNG vote count
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/interna...unt/973442
Updated 4 July 2012, 19:10 AEST
Early counting in the Papua New Guinea general election shows independent candidates are faring better than any individual party.
PNG Electoral Commission Andrew Trawen
PNG Electoral Commission Andrew Trawen
Early results of counting are available in only twelve of the 111 seats.
Independents are leading in four of those while Prime Minister O'Neill's party is leading in three.
Mr O'Neill will be the first winner declared - he's getting well over 50 per cent.
In other seats there'll be a long drawn out preference distribution.
In Komo-Magarima there are 28 candidates and nobody has got more than about 15 per cent.
While counting has begun in some areas, polling is yet to start in others, and there have been further holdups in some regions where voting has finished - among them the capital Port Moresby.
The Electoral Commission had originally hoped to begin counting ballots for the four seats in the National Capital District on Tuesday night.
But polling officials have refused to start work until they're paid for conducting the polling last week.
The Electoral Commissioner Andrew Trawen says they should be paid on Wednesday afternoon.
"The payment of polling allowances has not been resolved," he said.
"As we speak we are trying to sort that one out. And hopefully we should start counting tomorrow or at the earliest on Friday morning."
Delay in counting means polling officials in the capital will be able to watch on TV what's become a PNG national passion: the final Australian Rugby League State of Origin match.