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General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 24 June and 8 July 2017.[1] The writs for the election were issued on 20 April,[2] and candidate nominations closed on 27 April.[1]
Michael Somare, the first Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, retired as a Member of National Parliament at the election. Somare has served continuously since he was first elected to the pre-independence House of Assembly in 1968, an unbroken term of 49 years.[3]
On 1 August 2017 Peter O'Neill was re-elected as prime minister by Parliament by a vote of 64–40.[4]
- ^ a b "2017 National and LLG Elections Dates". PNG Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Writs issued for PNG elections". Radio New Zealand. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare's Farewell Speech in Parliament". EMTV. 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ PNG election: Controversial PM Peter O'Neill re-elected, promises election review ABC, 2 August 2017