Two weeks ago on The World About Us 'Yumi Yet' showed how Papua New Guinea leapt in one bound from an almost stone-age tribal culture to political independence and a seat at the UN. Now Ileksen takes the story one stage further: only two years after independence Papua New Guinea held its first General Election to elect a British-style parliamentary Government.
Although some candidates still wear tribal paint and feathers, they soon show they have nothing to learn about the hustings - they took to the platform and the loudhailer with the skill of old campaigners and gave us a lesson in well-mannered 'Ileksen-eering.'
Film cameramen DENNIS O'ROURKE , GARY KILDSA Film editor PETER BERRY
Producer DENNIS O'ROURKE
Presented by DAWN A. SWERLING Series editors ANTHONY ISAACS and MICHAEL ANDREWS