Present policies, parties urged

REGISTRAR of Political Parties Dr Alphonse Gelu has stressed the need for new parties to present their policies before next year’s national elections.
Some new parties have popped up but without awareness of their policies, he said.
Four new parties were formed recently, adding to the 52 registered with the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission.
“How can the people know your party if your party is not registered under the commission?” Dr Gelu said.
“How will they know the party policies if the party is not registered?”
With support from the Papua New Guinea National Research Institute and PNG-Australia partnership programme, the commission is organising seminar presentations where an opportunity is given to party representatives to present their policies.
Dr Gelu said the seminar would also be an opportunity for party representatives to present their previous experience reports based on previous elections and their objectives for the election process next year as well.
“We are giving this opportunity to all political parties to come and talk about their policies through this seminar series presentations,” he said.
“As they present their policies, we at the registry will make it our responsibility to find out areas that we can strengthen the party system to move forward.”
“Following the presentation of policies from party representatives, it will be up to the Government of the day to consider the policies and include a few into the current policies.