Polye needs 2,936 to win

Opposition Leader and sitting Kandep MP Don Polye needs 2, 936 more votes to collect the absolute majority in the Supreme Court ordered recount of the 2012 National Elections votes for Kandep Open.

The result will be brought back to the Court when a candidate reaches over 50 per cent of the vote in the recount.  

 “Progressive result shows that Don Polye is still leading and Alfred Manase running second. Today (yesterday) we have so far elimination 49 candidates out of 60 and left with 11 more to go,” Kandep Returning Officer Alwynn Jimmy said. 

 He told Loop PNG that at the close of count Polye maintain a lead of 22, 647 votes, Alfred Manase on 12, 350, Sakias Tamao on 3, 778, Bee Pepo scored 3, 126 and Peter Mission on fifth with 2, 973.  

The absolute majority stands, at 25, 583.

Elimination continues this morning at Wabag Primary School in the Enga Provincial capital.  

Picture: File Picture of votes counting room after election polling in Papua New Guinea. Source devpolicy.org.   

Author: 
Charles Yapumi