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According to the 2013 Constitution of Fiji, the Electoral Commission is composed of a chairperson who also qualifies to be a Judge and six other members. They are all appointed by the President of Fiji at the advice of the Constitutional Offices Commission. The Supervisor of Elections serves as the secretary to the Commission. [17]
Amidst the counting on election night, the elections office took down the FEO app as one candidate was shown to have received more than fifteen thousand votes when they in fact had only earned 63 votes. [113] Elections supervisor Saneem apologised and said they had detected an anomaly on the results app and will fix the issue. [114]
Elections in Fiji. 2 languages. Français ... Local government. Recent local elections. 2002; 2005; ... Office of the Supervisor of Elections; Adam Carr's Election ...
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 2022 general elections resulted in a hung parliament. Although FijiFirst emerged as the largest party, a coalition government was formed by the People's Alliance (led by Sitiveni Rabuka ) with the National Federation Party and the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA). [ 1 ]
The politics of Fiji take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic. Fiji has a multiparty system with the Prime Minister of Fiji as head of government. The executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Parliament of Fiji.
Indirect presidential elections were held in Fiji on 22 October 2021, in which members of parliament elected the president. Wiliame Katonivere was nominated as the FijiFirst government's candidate by Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, [1] while Teimumu Kepa was nominated by Opposition Whip Lynda Tabuya. [2]
The general election of 1992, and a subsequent election in 1995, saw all members of the House of Representatives elected on a strict communal basis. A constitutional revision in 1997–1998 reduced communal representation to 46 seats out of 71. 23 seats were allocated to ethnic Fijians, 19 to Indo-Fijians, 1 to Rotuman Islanders , and 3 to ...