National Front Party (Papua New Guinea) Explained

The National Front Party was a political party in Papua New Guinea.

The party was established in 2002 by Kundiawa-Gembolg MP and former Minister for Defence Peter Waieng.^{[1] [2]} Waeing subsequently resigned his seat due to pending misconduct proceedings against him, but contested and lost the seat at the election. The party won no other seats.^{[3] [4] [5]}

The party endorsed one candidate at the 2007 election, and won no seats.^[6] At the time of the 2012 election, the party was led by Philip Kende.^[7]

It was deregistered in 2015.^[8]

Notes and References

1. News: National Front Party registers for elections in Papua New Guinea. . The National . 22 March 2002 .
2. News: Former pilot banking on youth votes . PNG Post Courier . 30 May 2002 .
3. News: MPs on trial today. . PNG Post Courier . 13 May 2002 .
4. News: Waieng a determined man . PNG Post Courier . 29 August 2013 .
5. Web site: NATIONAL ELECTION 2002 . PNG Electoral Commission . 3 January 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20021014172750/http://www.pngec.gov.pg/results/SummaryResults.html . 14 October 2002.
6. Web site: 9. Political Parties and the 2007 National Election: Alignment to Reform? . Election 2007: The Shift to Limited Preferential Voting in Papua New Guinea . 3 January 2017 . Gelu, Alphonse.
7. Web site: Parties . PNG Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission . 3 January 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819175032/http://www.ippcc.gov.pg/parties.htm#NatFrontPrty . 19 August 2012.
8. News: Political parties cancelled . PNG Post Courier . 20 August 2015 .