Papua New Guinea police and electoral authorities are on the verge of declaring failed elections in some parts of the country where violence has all but halted the electoral process.
In an electorate in Enga Province on Friday a school and several other buildings and properties were torched by angry voters after the theft of some ballot boxes.
RNZ Pacific's correspondent in Papua New Guinea, Scott Waide, says the violent extremes reflect a wider public frustration in a poorly planned and managed election.
A police landcruiser patrols the streets of the Papua New Guinea capital Port Moresby. Photo: RNZ Pacific/ Koroi Hawkins
