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Presidential and parliamentary elections were held in Bougainville from 6 May to 21 May 2010. [1] [2] Results were expected on 9 June 2010.

Autonomous Region of Bougainville autonomous region of Papua New Guinea

Bougainville, officially the Autonomous Region of Bougainville and previously known as North Solomons, is an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea. The largest island is Bougainville Island. The region also includes Buka Island and assorted outlying nearby islands including the Carterets. The interim capital is Buka, though it is expected that Arawa will become the permanent capital in the future. The population of the region is 249,358.

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Presidential election

Incumbent James Tanis lost to long-time politician John Momis, who gained 52% of the vote, or around 50,000 votes to Tanis' 15,000. [3] Momis was sworn in on 15 June 2010. [4]

James Tanis is a politician in Papua New Guinea who was elected President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in 2008 following the death of Joseph Kabui while in office, serving the remainder of the term from 2009 to 2010. He was previously the Vice President of the Bougainville People's Congress.

John Momis is a politician and elected President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea. Momis was sworn in as President of Bougainville on June 10, 2010 for a five-year term. He defeated his predecessor, President James Tanis, and five other challengers by a landslide in the 2010 presidential election, in which he was a candidate of the New Bougainville Party. He was reelected for a second period (2015–2020), in the general elections in May 2015.

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References

  1. ↑ Maximiliano Herrera. "Electoral Calendar- world elections,US elections,presidential election,world parties". Mherrera.org. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  2. ↑ "Stories:Bougainvilleans begin choosing MPs". Australia Network News. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  3. ↑ on 8 June 2010 UTC (2010-06-08). "Momis confirmed as new President of Bougainville". Rnzi.com. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  4. ↑ PNG correspondent Liam Fox (2010-06-09). "Bougainville elects new leader - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
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