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Bill to amend 2013 Constitution to be taken to Parliament - PM

Bill to amend 2013 Constitution to be taken to Parliament - PM

By Temalesi Vono
02/09/2025
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka.

A bill to amend the 2013 Constitution is expected to be tabled in Parliament for approval according to Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka.

Rabuka says a Constitution Review Committee will be established to look into the Constitution and see what needs to be done.

He says he is confident that the two-thirds requirement for the amendment is achievable in parliament, and knows the numbers who have joined in supporting this move.

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Last week, the Supreme Court advised that the 2013 Fijian Constitution can be amended by the support of two thirds of Members of Parliament and a majority of those registered voters who vote for the change in a referendum after the parliamentary vote.

Chapter 11 of the Constitution previously required 75 percent of the Members of Parliament and 75 percent of all registered voters in a national referendum to vote for changes in any other section of the Constitution.

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