Tag: Fiji elections

By Sri Krishnamurthi in Suva FijiFirst is expected to win Fiji’s second post-coup general election in eight years - but by what majority? The opposition Social...

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...

By Kaelyn Dekarube in Suva As part of their coverage of the 2018 Fiji general election this month, University of the South Pacific student journalists...

By RNZ Pacific Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama is polling highly in the latest pre-election poll in Fiji. But two weeks out from the election, the...

By RNZ Pacific Fiji's electoral authorities have urged voters to exercise their democratic right and vote in the general election which has been set for...

By Sri Krishnamurthi of the Pacific Media Centre Fiji's Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) leader Sitiveni Rabuka is confident of winning government benches in the...

By Sri Krishnamurthi in Suva It’s wrong to think that the youth in Fiji are unaware of the forthcoming election. They are engaging through social...

OPINION: By Sri Krishnamurthi in Suva When I left Fiji 30 years ago, a week after the first coup in 1987, I planned to write...

Fiji's National Federation Party (NFP) leader, Professor Biman Prasad could find himself in the same position as New Zealand’s deputy prime minister and leader...

The Fiji media laws aren’t as draconian as they are perceived – if one follows rules - Asia Pacific Report's Sri Krishnamurthi was told...

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...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Fiji's Opposition Leader Ro Teimumu Kepa has called on the government of Fiji to "stop its betrayal" of the people of...

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 Nasik Swami in Suva Fiji might see its first woman prime minister after this year's general election, predicts New Zealand-based political sociologist Professor Steven...

By Nasik Swami in Suva Fiji's 2018 General Election is going to be a close contest between the ruling FijiFirst and the opposition parties, according...