This paper examines the use of the Organic Law on the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates (OLIPPAC) four years on (2001-2004) from its enactment to its implementation. Some have questioned its effectiveness or workability, or even stated it has failed. This paper argues that OLIPPAC is a worthwhile tool for creating political stability. The existence of OLIPPAC and its inherent potential provides some hope for some measure of political order for PNG’s extremely erratic political culture (party hopping, opportunism, threats of no confidence, etc.)

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