2020 Bougainville General Election

This will be followed by the presidential ballot boxes and the regional ballot boxes at respective count centres.  

“We expect every step of the sorting, transfer and scrutiny process to be orderly, accurate and transparent,” Wanga said.

“Candidate scrutineers, international and local observer groups and the media will be present at respective count centres to check every step of the process and therefore we are confident that the process be free and fair,” he said.

Bougainville Electoral Commissioner, George Manu, said all materials will now need to be reconciled before counting commences.

When giving an update on the 2020 Bougainville General Election, Manu said 33 boxes were flown into Buka on a chartered flight on Saturday afternoon following the completion of polling, which started on August 12^th and ended on the 19^th.

These boxes were accompanied by the six presiding officers of East New Britain, West New Britain, Morobe, Madang, Eastern Highlands and NCD.