Allegiance Party (Papua New Guinea)
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The Allegiance Party is a
political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
in
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
. It was founded in May 2018 by Member for Madang open the Honourable Bryan Kramer MP. He is the only Member of the
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for the Party. The party has a strong anti-corruption focus; the motto is "Loyalty to God and Country." On its launch, Kramer claimed to have attracted almost 9,000 members, an unusually large number for Papua New Guinea political parties that have been slow to draw on a public support base. However, a lack of subsequent activity and updates suggests much of this membership may have lapsed or be non-financial. Notable supporters of and advisors to the party include party President Chief Ila Geno, former Chief Ombudsman, Public Service Commission chairman and Police Commissioner. The Allegiance Party ran its first candidate, Sir
Arnold Amet Sir Arnold Amet is a Papua New Guinean former politician and judge. He was a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from 2007 to 2012, representing the Madang Provincial seat. He was Minister for Justice and Attorney-General from ...
, in the Moresby North-West Open byelection in June 2021. He was not successful in securing the seat, which was won by
Pangu Party The Pangu Pati, also known as the Pangu Party or Papua and Niugini Union Pati, is a political party in Papua New Guinea. As of September 2019, the party had 23 of 111 seats in the National Parliament. History The party was founded in June 1967 ...
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