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[22] [23] She was elected to Parliament, winning 11965 votes. [24] [25] On 24 December 2022 she was appointed Minister for Women, Children, and Poverty Alleviation in the coalition government of Sitiveni Rabuka. [26] In August 2024 Tabuya suggested restoring the death penalty to combat drug trafficking. [27]
During the election campaign she advocated for women's rights and more women in parliament. [8] She won 1811 votes, winning the NFP's third seat in parliament. [9] As an MP she advocated for a more professional media [10] and the restoration of democracy in local government, [11] as well as for the use of the Fijian language in parliament. [12]
In the 2014 election she received 2,296 votes and was elected to parliament as the 14th highest-polling Fiji First candidate. [10] She resigned her seat immediately following the election in order to become Speaker, the first Fijian woman to hold the position. [11] Her place as an MP was taken by Laisenia Tuitubou. She was formally elected ...
On 31 October, the coalition government's nominee and incumbent speaker Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu was elected President of Fiji. The election took place during a roll call in Parliament, presided over by Deputy Speaker Lenora Qereqeretabua. Lalabalavu received 37 votes with support from all members of the People's Alliance, NFP and SODELPA ...
The Parliament of Fiji consists of 55 members (plus a speaker) and is led by the prime minister, who is the leader of the largest party of government. The current Parliament was elected in the 2022 election , with a coalition of the People's Alliance , the National Federation Party (NFP), and the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA ...
She won 2024 votes [8] and was elected to the Parliament of Fiji. [9] On 24 December 2022 she was appointed Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation in the coalition government of Sitiveni Rabuka. [10] Following the sacking of Lynda Tabuya on the 26 December 2024, Kiran was sworn-in as Minister the next day. [11]
Rosy Sofia Akbar is a Fijian politician and former Member of the Parliament of Fiji who served as the Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation from 2021 to 2022. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She is originally from Ba and before entering politics she was Vice-Principal of A.D. Patel College.
21 August – Minister for Women and Children Lynda Tabuya suggests restoring the death penalty to combat drug trafficking. [ 2 ] 6 September – A controversy erupts over the Miss Universe Fiji 2024 pageant after both Manshika Prasad and Nadine Roberts claim to have won the title amid allegations of favouritism involving the latter.