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East Asia Forum2y
Where are the women in PNG’s parliament?
In the 2017–2022 parliamentary term, PNG was one of three countries, alongside Yemen and Vanuatu, without any women parliamentarians. While two is better than none, in a parliament with 118 seats, ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation2y
Women have returned to PNG's parliament for the first time since 2017. These two MPs are reigniting calls for better representation
Two members sitting on opposite sides of Papua New Guinea's parliament ... next five years and go all out in 2022." On the first sitting day of the new parliament as the new MPs were sworn ...
Free Malaysia Today2y
PNG’s new parliament returns Marape as PM
James Marape was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea today after lawmakers in the new parliament returned him unopposed to the post. Voting in PNG’s general election began on July ...