The newly appointed 7 members of the Electoral Commission will assess all the applications for the position of the Supervisor of Elections.
Attorney General and Minister for Elections, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said all the applications are now with the Secretary of the Constitutional Officers Commission who is the Solicitor General, Sharvada Sharma.
Sayed-Khaiyum said once the Commission assesses the applications, there will be consultations before the appointment is made.
The Attorney General added the new Supervisor of Elections will soon be known.
Meanwhile, the seven members of the Electoral Commission have been announced after being appointed by the President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau.
The Commission is made up of seven prominent citizens from various walks of life headed by its Chair, leading legal practitioner Chen Bunn Young, who is a former President of the Fiji Law Society.
The other members are academic Professor Vijay Naidu of USP, the tourism industry leader and marketing expert, James Sowane, accountant and financial advisor Jenny Seeto, the filmmaker and media specialist, Larry Thomas, electoral expert and priest, Father David Arms, and the educationalist and civil society leader, Alisi Daurewa.
Story by: Tokasa Rainima
