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List of political parties in Fiji

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Prior to the 2006 coup d'état, Fiji had a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party had a chance of gaining power alone, forcing parties to work with each other to form coalition governments.

In January 2013 the military regime promulgated new regulations governing the registration of political parties.[1] Parties are required to have 5,000 financial members, obey a code of conduct, and be named in the English language.[2] The existing 16 registered parties were required to re-register under the new rules, but only two – the Fiji Labour Party and the National Federation Party – did so. The rest were dissolved on 15 February 2013 and their assets forfeited to the government.[3]

Current parties

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Registered parties

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Party Acronym /
Abbreviation
Leader Seats
in Parliament
(2022–2026)
Ideology
People's Alliance PA Sitiveni Rabuka 21
National Federation Party NFP Biman Prasad 5 Social democracy, third way
Social Democratic Liberal Party SODELPA Viliame Gavoka 3 Christian nationalism, Localism
Unity Fiji Party UFP Savenaca Narube Multiculturalism
Fiji Labour Party FLP Mahendra Chaudhry Social Democracy

Historical parties

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Political parties that have played a pivotal role in the past, but are now defunct.

Coalitions and electoral alliances

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Michael Field (16 January 2013). "Fiji regime cracks down on political parties". Stuff. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Political Parties". Fiji Elections Office. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  3. ^ Tevita Vuibau (15 February 2013). "Forfeiture". Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.