BY
ALOYSIUS LAUKAI
Nominations
for the 40-seat Bougainville House of Representatives closed on Friday but final
lists of candidates have not yet reached the Returning Officer in Buka due to
communication difficulties.
According
to Returning Officer George Tarara, he expects to receive the final figures from
Central and South Bougainville today.
By
yesterday afternoon, 236 candidates had nominated for the 40 seats.
In
all, seven candidates have nominated for the presidential seat. They are current
President James Tanis, Reuben Siara, John Momis, Martin Miriori, Robert Atsir,
Sylvester Niu and the only woman candidate, Magdalene Itona Toroansi.
The
seat of Haku on Buka Island has 20 candidates, the highest number of any
constituency.
Two
women have nominated to contest constituency seats in South Bougainville whilst
19 women will contest the three preserved seats for women in the House of Representatives.
Candidates numbers will be confirmed later today.
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