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This article lists political parties in Papua New Guinea.Papua New Guinea has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
United Labour Party: Markham Open: Morobe: 2012–present Sir Peter Ipatas: People's Party: Enga Provincial: Enga: 1997–present Kevin Isifu United Resources Party: Wewak Open: East Sepik: 2017–2022 (died) Peter Isoaimo: National Alliance Party: Kairuku Open: Central: 2014–present Keith Iduhu: New Generation Party: Hiri-Koiari Open ...
Social Democratic Party Prior: PNG National Party, People's National Congress. Moresby North-East Open NCD: 2017–present Moriape Kavori: Melanesian Alliance Party Prior: THEP, Pangu Party. Lufa Open: Eastern Highlands: 2012–present Mehrra Minne Kipefa: United Resources Party Obura-Wonenara Open: Eastern Highlands: 2012–present Jeffery Komal
The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea is the unicameral national legislature in Papua New Guinea. It was created in 1964 as the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea but gained its current name after the nation was granted independence in 1975.
The politics of Papua New Guinea takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic multi-party system, whereby the prime minister is the head of government. Papua New Guinea is an independent Commonwealth realm , with the monarch serving as head of state and a governor-general , nominated by the National Parliament ...
The party was founded in 1993. It merged with the Christian Country Party and a number of smaller parties in April 1998 to form the PNG First Party, but split in June 1999 into a revived People's National Congress and a revived National Party. [4] At the National General elections of 2002, the party won 2 of 109 seats.
The Pangu Pati was established on 13 June 1967, [10] [1] in order to contest the elections of 1968 (Papua and New Guinea). [1] At the time of its founding, the party stood-out as its ideals were for a political unification of Papua and New Guinea, stronger economic development and to grow the national income. [10]
The Papua New Guinea Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It was founded in 2007 by former Prime Minister and Leader of the People's Democratic Movement, Mekere Morauta, along with MP Wake Goi. The party won 8 out of 109 seats in the 2007 General Election. [2] With this result, the party became the largest opposition party. [3]