The 2025 Local Level Government Elections, Parliamentary By-Election and the Motu-Koita Assembly Elections are set to go next week, says Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai. Mr. Sinai gave the confirmed dates for the Local Level Government (LLG) Elections, Five (5) By-Elections and the Motu-Koita Assembly Elections. Issue of Writs and Nomination opens on Thursday 24th April 2025 at 4pm Nominations will close on Thursday May 1, 2025, at 4pm Polling starts on Saturday July 12, 2025 Polling ends Friday August 1, 2025 Return of Writ on/Before Friday August 22, 2025 Nomination period 7 days (24/04/25-01/05/25 Campaign Period 80 days/11weeks (24/04/25-11/07/25) Polling period 21 days (12/07/25-01/08/24) Counting period 21 days (02/08/25-22/08/25) “The LLG Elections, Five By-Elections and the Motu-Koita Assembly Elections will simultaneously be conducted on 24 of April 2025, when writs are open. The five By-Elections will be for Central Bougainville, Aitape-Lumi, Usino-Bundi, Kabwum in Morobe, Porgera-Paiela and Die in Western Highlands. Voters for LLG Elections, By-Elections and Motu-Koita Assembly Election will vote using the Limited Preferential Voting (LPV) System. The candidate nomination fee for both the LLG President and Ward Councilor seats is K200. The Candidate nomination fee for the five National By-Elections open electorate seats is K1000. Candidate nomination fees for Motu-Koita Assembly Elections is K1000 for all three (3) seats, Chairman, Ward councilor and the Women representative seats (East/West),” Mr. Sinai said. He said the voters in Morobe, Hela, Southern Highlands, Enga, Western Highlands, Chimbu, Jiwaka, Eastern Highlands Provinces will all vote for the Ward Councilors only. “The ward councilors, whom the people have voted will then elect their presidents in the LLG Chamber. Madang, East Sepik, West Sepik, Manus, New Ireland, East New Britain, West New Britain, Northern, Milne Bay, Central, Gulf and Western Province electors will vote for both the LLG Presidents and the Ward Councilors,” he added.