14 articles tagged "electoral-laws"
There is not enough time to make changes to the 2013 Constitution before the next general elections. Head of USP Journalism Dr. Shailendra Singh highlighted this at the Dialogue Fiji Multi Stakeholder Dialogue on E
Unity Fiji Leader, Savenaca Narube says the government is running out of time in getting an electoral reform done in a timely manner and the only option is for the government to seek a clear interpretation from the Supr
SoE seeks removal of excessive powers as review of electoral laws begin. /+ARTICLE-301300+ARTICLE/ /+ARTICLE-303700+ARTICLE/ /+ARTICLE-304176+ARTICLE/ /+ARTICLE-304251+ARTICLE/ /+ARTICLE-304270+ART
Electoral reform is not about political expediency or institutional convenience, it is about ensuring that the voices of all Fijians are heard, respected, and reflected in the systems that govern us. Permanent Secr
The reform of the electoral system can be done under the current Constitution before the next general elections. This has been shared by Jon Fraenkel who is a Professor of Comparative Politics at Victoria Universit
We need to remove the immunity provisions to disqualify all coup perpetrators from participating in politics. Josaia Tokoni from the Fiji Council of Social Services stated this while making his submission to the Fi
The ballot paper needs to be made user friendly by having names and pictures of candidates and party symbols for the separate constituencies and the non-ethnic based one-person one-vote should be retained. Fiji Nat
Calls are being made to lower the 5 percent threshold for independent candidates in the general elections, as it is too high and unfairly equal to that of political parties. According to current electoral laws, an
Chair of the Electoral Law Reform Commission and former Chief Justice, Daniel Fatiaki, says people attending consultations on the electoral laws have unanimously called for the return of constituencies and he says the t
Calls for more women participation have been made during the consultation on the Electoral Act but there were different views shared on women having reserved seats in Parliament. While speaking at the consultation
Fiji national, jurist and lawyer Imrana Jalal has called on the Fiji Law Reform Commission to consider electoral law consultations in the evenings or weekends. Jalal says the decision to hold consultations during
The Electoral Law Reform Commission will be looking at the requirement of five percent threshold to get into the Parliament. Chair and former Chief Justice, Daniel Fatiaki and Commissioner and economist, Professor
As people have a chance to give their opinions on the country’s electoral laws, the Fiji Law Reform Commission Chair and former Chief Justice, Daniel Fatiaki and Commissioner Professor Wadan Narsey don’t agree with
As the review process of the three electoral laws begin today, Supervisor of Elections Ana Mataiciwa says they have made submissions to remove powers of the Supervisor that are not needed. Mataiciwa highlighted thi
