27 articles tagged "electoral-commission"
Acting Attorney General Siromi Turaga says a strong warning letter has been written to Electoral Reform Commissioner Professor Wadan Narsey after he came out publicly with the Electoral Reform Commission report recommen
The Electoral Reform Commission that conducted public consultations on our electoral laws and submitted a report with recommendations to the government, has recommended that Fiji should have 71 parliamentary seats comin
Labasa lawyer, Ami Kohli has been appointed as a member of the Electoral Commission. The Constitutional Offices Commission says this appointment is made in accordance with section 75(7) of the Constitution by the P
The Registrar of Political Parties, Ana Mataiciwa through her lawyers, Shailend Krishna of Krishna and Co is now seeking legal costs from independent MP, Alvick Maharaj in the sum of $25,000 following the withdrawal of
Justice Usaia Ratuvili has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Electoral Commission. He was appointed to the position on the 30th of last month. Supervisor of Elections, Ana Mataiciwa, in her capacity
Members of the Electoral Commission of Fiji had a meeting and discussed a few pending issues such as the pending audit of 2022 election glitch, the review of the three electoral laws and the progress of the upcoming Lo
The Election Commission of Fiji are thrilled to have been part of the largest-ever contingent of international delegates during the recently concluded General Elections in India. As part of the International Elect
The Electoral Commission of Fiji has expressed dismay that the country is still waiting for answers on the infamous “glitch†that took the country by surprise during the counting of votes in the 2022 General Electio
An aspirational recommendation by the Multinational Observer Group for the 2022 general elections to review the Media Industry Development Authority’s mandate and operations has already been actioned by the Fijian Gov
The Electoral Commission will work closely with the Ministry of Local Government and Housing in assisting the upcoming Municipal Council election. The Chair of Electoral Commission Barbara Malimali highlighted thi
The newly appointed members of the Electoral Commission have resolved to appoint Sachida Nand to fill the first vacant FijiFirst seat and are currently undertaking the background check on the next candidate to fill the
The government has not made any comments in relation to the non-appointment of members of the Electoral Commission. Questions have been sent by fijivillage News to Attorney General and member of the Constitutional
Acting Supervisor of Elections Ana Mataiciwa says the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Mukesh Nand has written to the President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere and the Speaker of Parliament Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu last W
President, Ratu Wiliame Katonivere has acknowledged the return of the Writ of Elections from the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Mukesh Nand. Ratu Wiliame thanked the Commission and the Fijian Elections Offi
Chairman of the Electoral Commission Mukesh Nand says the total number of voters in the 2022 general elections was 473,910 and the threshold was 23,696. Nand says based on the results of the elections, the FijiFir
The Fijian Elections Office final handover of the 2022 general elections results which was scheduled for 2pm today has been rescheduled to 4pm. The FEO says it is in the process of quality assurance of the results
Polling stations will open at 7.30am on election day and close at 6pm. The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mukesh Nand says the total number of registered voters as of 28th October 2022 stands at 692,918
The Electoral Commission has dismissed a complaint from the National Federation Party in relation to a member of the public namely, Mohammed Sareem allegedly vote buying. The Commission says NFP had alleged that S
The Electoral Commission has today stated that the Fiji Sun breached the stated Public Opinion Poll Guidelines. The Commission adopted the opinion poll guidelines for the 2022 General Elections on 5th July 2022 and
The Electoral Commission and the Fijian Elections Office have signed a memorandum of understanding with US based organization, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems which specializes in elections. Inte
