The Papua New Guinea National Party is a
political party
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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 formed in September 1969 by
Thomas Kavali,
Sabumei Kofikai and
Siwi Kurondo when the three MPs broke away from the
Compass Party. It was formally launched on 14 November 1969. (Kofikai later rejoined the Compass Party).
Paul Pora and later
Iambakey Okuk were also prominent members.
At the
2002 election, the party won 3 of 109 seats. The party won 1 out of 109 seats in the
2007 General Elections. It was led into the
2012 election by Simon Sanangke from outside parliament; however, the party won no seats.
It is currently led by MP
Kerenga Kua, who assumed the leadership in 2016 after his resignation from the
National Alliance Party.
As of May 2019, the party has 2 seats in the
National Parliament
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References
Political parties in Papua New Guinea
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