BRC has formally wound up operations with today's handing over of their final report to Prime Minister James Marape - to be tabled in National Parliament next week. BRC will handover to the President and Speaker of Bougainville later this week. https://t.co/H7oK3d8zom
Plenty of Australians have taken a real interest in the #coronavirus pandemic. A lot of them have become armchair experts and satirist @markhumphries and his co-writer @evanwilliams pay this tribute to them. #abc730
The BRC has formally destroyed all ballot papers and other sensitive materials used in the Bougainville referendum.
“The electoral process is complete and the result has been accepted by all parties.” Mr Tsianai said.
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Thank you for your efforts TIPNG: "TIPNG’s overall evaluation based on observation data both quantitatively and qualitatively reflected that the Bougainville Referendum was free, fair & safe and credibly reflected the will of voters." https://t.co/ZLAv6oUzjS
No petitions against the #Bougainville Referendum means the process was a success and is now complete. The BRC Chair now commends the result to the two governments for their consultations and deliberation: https://t.co/CJ3qGrURrL
#PublicConsultation of the year? @TheEconomist describes @BRC2019 ‘Consultation’ w @OSACpng after recent #Referendum ‘There will now be a lengthy consultation between the island’s autonomous administration and national authorities; ultimate say rests with png’s parliament’
Writ is returned, Chair Ahern: “Today is a day we should treasure, a day when agreement and accommodation have taken the place of difference and division. Today is the promise of a bright future, a day when we can hope a line can be drawn under the bloody conflict of the past.”
The #Bougainville Referendum Commission returned the Referendum Writ with the results to the Governor General at the Government House in Port Moresby today Immediately preceding a 40 days Appeal period, which ends on 20 January 2020.
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