‘Witchcraft’ Halts Elections In Papua New Guinea

Reports say the count in Papua New Guinea’s troubled general election has been delayed in one province following accusations of sorcery.According to reports, recounts have been ordered in two constituencies in the country’s East Sepik province, because more than one candidate has alleged that witchcraft has been used to remove their votes from ballot boxes. It was gathered that priests had been asked to pray over the boxes to ‘shield’ them from sinister forces.This is not the first time superstition has affected this election – in April, officials had to reassure church leaders that the country was not being “signed up for the number of the beast”, after it emerged that 666 writs had to be signed to initiate the poll.Photo Credit: Getty

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