Bougainville

Theonila Roka Matbob says she believed she would win her Ioro seat in Bougainville even before she entered the race.

Ishmael Toroama is closing in on the Bougainville presidency.

All the signs are that the Bougainville presidential preference eliminations will go down to the wire.

The former rebel militant commander Ishmael Toroama has extended his lead after the 18th elimination in the Bougainville presidential vote count.

After the 15th elimination in the Bougainville presidential vote count Ishmael Toroama has established a lead of 10,800 votes.

Former Bougainville rebel leader, Ishmael Toroama continues to extend his lead as the preference eliminations continue in the presidential vote.

Bougainville's retiring president says some candidates are bullying or offering inducements to buy their way into the new parliament. Audio

The elimination stage has begun in the electoral race for the Bougainville presidency.

There are a number of young, well educated people among the crop of new MPs coming into the Bougainville parliament.

The last of the Bougainville presidential votes have been counted but electoral officials still have days of work ahead of them before the winner can be announced.

A 29 year old has become just the second woman to win an open seat in the Bougainville parliament.

Former Bougainville Revolutionary Army commander, Ishmael Toroama, is starting to build a substantial lead after count 206 in the presidential vote.

The counting period in the Bougainville elections has been extended with the return of writs put back until Thursday next week.

The former Papua New Guinea Minister for Bougainville Affairs, Simon Dumarinu, has taken a narrow lead in the presidential race.

There continue to be significant changes in the Bougainville presidential race, with Thomas Raivet roaring into contention as the vote count continues.

A former commander of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army has widened his lead in the progressive count for the presidential election in the autonomous PNG region.

The schedule for consultations on the outcome of Bougainville's independence referendum will be set in November, Papua New Guinea's parliament has heard.

There have been disputes in north Bougainville over some of the procedures for the election vote count which is now underway.

The Bougainville Electoral Commission is sorting votes cast in last month's election in preparation for counting.