Pangu Pati

Papua and New Guinea Union Party
Papua na Niugini Yunion Pati
Abbreviation
  • Pangu
  • PNGU
LeaderJames Marape
PresidentErigere Singin
General SecretaryMorris Tovebae
TreasurerAlbert Mokae
Founded13 June 1967; 57 years ago (13 June 1967)
Membership (1968)Increase 2,000+[1]
Ideology
Political positionCentre to centre-left[5]
Colours  Green
Slogan"Pangu Save Lo Rot"[6][a]
National Parliament
58 / 118
(2024)[7]

The Pangu Pati (English: Pangu Party), officially Papua na Niugini Yunion Pati[b] (English: Papua and New Guinea Union Party),[c] is a nationalist[5][3] and developmentalist[3][4] political party on the centre-left[5] in Papua New Guinea. The party is the oldest political party in Papua New Guinea and has held all levels of government throughout its history. As of 2023, it is the largest party in the National Parliament.[9]

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  2. ^ May, R. J. (2004). "Class, Ethnicity, Regionalism and Political Parties". State and Society in Papua New Guinea. ANU Press. pp. 127–146. ISBN 1920942068. JSTOR j.ctt2jbkfq.10.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Australia and Papua New Guinea, 1966–1969" (PDF). dfat.gov.au. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). 2006.
  4. ^ a b "PNG Political Parties' Policies Seminar Series 2021 – Seminar Proceedings Report" (PDF). pngnri.org. National Research Institute. March 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d Rose, JJ (23 August 2022). "Papua New Guinea PM faces uncertain future after election disarray". Nikkei Asia.
  6. ^ Kabuni, Michael (17 June 2022). "PM Marape's compromised & corrupted Pangu". pngattitude.com.
  7. ^ Kabuni, Michael (21 February 2024). "Can Marape fashion stability in PNG?". East Asia Forum. East Asia Forum. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Papua New Guinea". cia.gov. The World Factbook.
  9. ^ Whiting, Natalie (9 August 2022). "James Marape will be Papua New Guinea's prime minister after an election marred by violence". ABC News. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.


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