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The leader of Papua New Guinea's National Party says that without an explanation about the use of extra ballot papers the electoral commissioner, Patilias Gamato, is complicit in election fraud. Kerenga Kua is set to retain his seat in Sinasina-Yonggamugl and his party is tracking strongly in various electorates where results are yet to be declared.

However, as vote counting advanced at a glacial pace across PNG, Mr Kua said the election had been fraught with inconsistencies which appeared to favour the ruling People's National Congress party.

A pro-independence politician says the French Polynesian government's attempt to get the territory off the UN decolonisation list won't succeed.

A political analyst in Tonga says people are questioning the relevancy of the annual parliamentary constituency meetings currently being held.

Delegates have started arriving in Port Vila for the 14th regional meeting of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific/European Union (ACP/EU) Parliamentary Assembly being hosted by Vanuatu that will open at the National Convention Centre tomorrow morning.

The Chairman of the local Taskforce Committee organizing the program for the meeting, the Acting Clerk of Parliament, Leon Teter, says they expect around 66 delegates at the meeting and so far 44 participants have confirmed their presence.