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The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) is strongly opposed to a secret ballot for MPs when its independence referendum goes to the Papua New Guinea parliament for ratification.
Papua New Guinea's Minister of Bougainville Affairs, Manasseh Makiba, believes an absolute majority is needed for the vote on the Bougainville referendum because it involves changing the constitution.
A cabinet minister in Bougainville is furious that the Papua New Guinea Government has decided to make a vote on independence an absolute majority instead of the agreed simple majority.
A senior minister in Papua New Guinea has laid out the process required for the autonomous region of Bougainville to have its independence referendum tabled in parliament.
The results of the Bougainville referendum will not be tabled during the current session of the Papua New Guinea parliament.