Elimination for three bottom most candidates for Madang provincial seat began last night (Sunday 14).
This newsroom was informed that counting was later suspended after counting officials discovered that figures for candidates excluded in the second and third elimination count, did not add up when their votes were distributed.
The counting officials agreed to suspend counting and resume today.
Meantime, after last night's elimination 2, People First Party candidate Ramsy Pariwa was leading with more than sixty thousand votes. Second is PANGU Party candidate Jerry Singirok with more than thirty-five thousand votes.
Incumbent governor Peter Yama is running third with over twenty thousand votes.
More to come...