Commonwealth report on 2012 election
As Papua New Guinea heads into the 2017 elections, it is timely to read the report by the Commonwealth Observer Group on the 2012 national elections. It gives citizens an idea of what to expect in 18 months more massive corruption by Prime Minister Peter O’Neill and PNC, and the Electoral Commission. The Group that visited PNG at the time slammed the conduct of the 2012 national elections, saying “serious concerns need to be addressed for the future.” The report confirms what all Papua New Guineans know – the 2012 election, like others before it, was rigged. The findings are in keeping with the PNCsponsored corruption that that is destroying every part of society, not just the electoral process. They show that O’Neill and PNC are rapidly destroying Parliamentary Democracy and instituting a Mugabestyle dictatorship. It is likely, considering the details of the report and the recommendations that have not been acted upon, that the 2017 elections will be rigged by PNC and the Elect