PNG Elections : Maru retains Yangoru - Saussia Seat

Incumbent Yangoru/Saussia MP and People's First Party Leader, Richard Maru, has been declared as the Yangoru/Saussia Open Seat member elect, after 3:30 pm this afternoon.

Mr. Maru polled 17, 075 votes after the 14th exclusion of former Ambassador Gabriel Dusava, who only managed to collect 5, 098 votes.

On second placing was former Yangoru/Saussia MP Peter Wararu, who polled 8, 357 votes, and on the third placing is Micah Vines Parimani, who only polled 7, 137 votes.

Mr. Maru managed to collect 430 votes from Mr. Dusava's exclusion, to go over the absolute majority of 16, 286 votes.

The total formal ballot papers was at 34, 542 votes, and the exhausted ballot papers was at 1, 973 votes.

His declaration is the first for the People's First Party.

NBC / PNG Today

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