Tag: Elections

By Wansolwara Staff The Fiji general election campaign blackout period is expected to end at 6pm tomorrow after the final votes are cast by 7498...

By Sri Krishnamurthi in Suva The Fiji Elections Office (FEO) has entered a new phase towards the results of the 2018 elections by stopping the...

By Sri Krishnamurthi in Suva Like a possum in headlights, the Fiji media authorities appear to have been caught out by social media trolls and...

By Wansolwara Staff Caretaker Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has maintained a strong lead early today in Fiji's general election, polling 140,631 votes from 1552 of...

By Wansolwara Staff Caretaker Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama took a strong lead in the Fiji general election last night, raking in 55,203 votes from 651...

By Wansolwara Staff The count is on in the Fiji general election and early indications tonight point to a close race between the opposition Social...

By Elizabeth Osifelo and Laiseana Nasiga in Suva The media blackout period in the Fiji general election today has been extended until the closure of...

Go to RNZ Pacific's Fiji elections live blog for updates. This link is provided under the Pacific Media Centre’s content partnership with Radio New Zealand.

By Wansolwara staff A total of 7852 voters at more than 20 polling stations will cast their votes at a later date after the Electoral...

Heavy rain and a flood alert remain in force today as Fiji citizens make their way to polling stations in Lower Ragg, Namadi Heights,...

By Mereoni Mili and Laiseana Nasiga in Suva Get your umbrellas out on polling day for the Fiji general election as a heavy rain warning...

By RNZ Pacific Fiji's security forces are standing by in case of unrest as Fiji goes to the polls. More than 550,000 voters are due to...

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The Fiji Times has appealed to readers to report a fake Facebook account purporting to be the official page of the...

By Sri Krishnamurthi in Suva In a dramatic afternoon, more than 1000 people sang Fijian songs of jubilation as Chief-Justice Anthony Gates dismissed the appeal...

By Litia Cava in Suva The Fijian Elections Office (FEO) will keep an eye to ensure that the blackout period is respected, says Supervisor of...

By Rahul Bhattarai in Auckland Fijians are counting down for their general election on Wednesday after early voting that started on November 5. Prime Minister Voreqe...

By Hannah Sinclair of SBS in Lautoka Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the country’s restrictive media laws are not affecting next week's general election. Journalists...

By Adi Anasseini Civavonovono Amnesty International has called on political parties and candidates to respect, fulfill and promote human rights for all after revealing that...

By RNZ Pacific Fiji political party leader Sitiveni Rabuka says he is not worried about being called in by police for questioning today. Rabuka, leader of...

With the date for this year’s second Fiji general election since the 2006 coup yet to be announced, one of the questions is will...

By RNZ Pacific Fiji's prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama has again hit out at opposition parties, calling them liars and accusing them of sowing division in...

By Michael Leach in Dili After a tense month-long campaign and two rest days, East Timorese cast their votes today in the Timor-Leste's latest parliamentary...