Elections in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea: 2021 Community Government Elections
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On Monday, November 22, Bougainville voters will have the opportunity to vote for representatives for Bougainville’s 441 wards. This follows a deferral from October 18 due to delays in electoral materials delivery. These will be the second community government (CG) election since the CG Act was passed in 2016. The establishment of CGs is the latest step in the evolution of local government following the Crisis, a ten-year period of violent instability from 1988 to 1998. The CGs replace the Council of Chiefs and Council of Elders systems in a progression from rule by traditional chiefs to democratically accountable local leaders.
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