The Citizens Constitutional Forum has written to the Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Greg Urwin, highlighting six main points the CCF hopes will be addressed at the Pacific Forum Foreign Leaders Meeting currently underway in Auckland.
Chief Executive, Rev Akuila Yabaki said the international community needs to enhance its support in certain areas before the proposed election in March, 2009.
The six issues include Fiji's current electoral system which Yabaki said has failed the country.
When questioned on how a new electoral system can come into place before parliamentary approval, Yabaki said so far the Charter process is leading to a referendum.
The second issue includes the preparation and monitoring of the elections, where the CCF said there needs to be clarity in the timing of elections and a comprehensive monitoring of the whole process.
The third, power-sharing after the elections, the CCF believes if power sharing fails Fiji will remain in its cycle of coups therefore needing the international community to support in developing initiatives involving all political parties on a multi-party system.
The fourth issue, the CCF has highlighted is the People's Charter, saying the Interim Government needs to clarify more proactively how the Charter is linked to the elections and the Charter could help in providing a basis for cross party political dialogue in achieving a consensus.
The fifth issue is the return of the military to the barracks, whereby the CCF suggests an assessment of Fiji's security needs, a review of the role of the RFMF and steps towards a multi-racial RFMF and the sixth point highlighted is the potential for violence and conflict saying this is present within Fiji, including the Police and the military and said the stakeholders, communities and international partners need to help in dealing with this problem.
News
CCF Writes to Forum Secretariat
