The Papua New Guinea 2017 elections have been officially announced for June.
Papua New Guinea. Photo: RNZI
Electoral Commissioner Patilias Gamato announced the tentative dates while awaiting government funding.
Mr Gamato said he needed nearly US$ 60 million to conduct the general election.
The newspaper, The National, said polling would start on 24 June and end 8 July.
Mr Gamato said the commission was ready for planning and the only hurdle to overcome was funding.
Mr Gamato has said the commission asked the government for nearly US$ 64 million in the 2016 budget, but was only allocated US$ 3.3 million.
