440 articles tagged "votes-2022"
With the appeals and objections for candidates now closed, the Electoral Commission Chairman Mukesh Nand has highlighted that the Fijian Elections Office has received 10 appeals and 2 objections. Nand says their de
The Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry says concerns about no toilet facilities for market vendors, poor farm road conditions and improper town access facilities for fishermen has been raised by people in Navua.
Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem has today clarified the issue surrounding the withdrawal of nomination for Unity Fiji proposed candidate, Mick Beddoes. Saneem says when Unity Fiji submitted their nomination
National Federation Party candidate, Sashi Kiran says over the years she has witnessed marked increases in disabilities due to diabetes and it is common to see, when they enter villages and settlements, people living wi
FijiFirst Leader, Voreqe Bainimarama says in the Fiji of today, any Fijian from any faith, ethnicity, gender, province, physical ability, age, rich or poor, can rise in this country as far as their talents and ambition
FijiFirst General Secretary Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says people should not just look at one single issue when they go to vote. Sayed-Khaiyum says electing a government is about what kind of political party you want to
Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem confirms 342 candidate nominations have been approved for next month’s general elections - 12 have been rejected and 2 were withdrawn. These are the parties and their numbe
People’s Alliance Deputy Leader, Manoa Kamikamica stresses that the days of Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum’s big fancy words are over and in the words of Donald Trump – he is fired. While speaking at a
The Electoral Commission will have three days to determine the final outcomes from the candidate objections and appeals. While giving an elections update, Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem says the appeals an
The Fiji Labour Party has filed the nomination of three more proposed candidates for the 2022 general elections which includes Rohit Kumar who is a former mayor of Lautoka. Party Vice President Monica Raghwan says
FijiFirst General Secretary, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says no politician should ever take anything for granted however the messages they are getting is that the party and the leader is getting overwhelming support from peopl
The candidate nomination period for the 2022 general elections has closed. 348 people have been nominated as provisional candidates for the elections and 272 nominations have been approved. Supervisor of Elect
The People’s Alliance has filed the candidate nominations for Liliana Warid, Maretino Nemani and Josaia Rayawa for the 2022 general elections. People’s Alliance General Secretary Sakiasi Ditoka says they have n
Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem confirms that 272 candidates have been approved so far by the Fijian Elections Office. Of that 272, 2 are independent candidates. The deadline for candidate nominations
Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem says they expect to publish the list of candidates approved for the elections on the internet by 10pm tomorrow. The nomination period is ending at midday tomorrow. Whil
FijiFirst General Secretary Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says various banks have shown interest in refinancing student debt and 50% of the students' debt owed to the government will be written off if students pay it off under th
Students and graduates are concerned about their tertiary loan repayments as they do not have formal employment and enough earnings to pay their debts. Some students who do not wish to reveal their names due to fea
Deputy Leader of We Unite Fiji Party, Doctor John Hawea says their main focus during the campaign period is to deal with the Constitution and the Acts that are in place. While speaking outside St Stephens building
The Fijian Elections Office says three more National Federation Party candidates have been approved by the Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem taking NFP’s total candidate number to 54. The Fijian Elections O
99 candidates have so far been approved for the 2022 General Elections. Following the verification exercise, Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem has approved 41 nominations submitted by the Fiji Labour Party wh
