President acknowledges the Return of Writ from Electoral Commission

President acknowledges the Return of Writ from Electoral Commission

By Rusiate Baleilevuka
Monday 19/12/2022
President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere receives the Writ of Election 2022 from the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Mukesh Nand [Image: Fijian Government]

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 Office following the general elections and allocation of parliamentary seats.

Based on the results of the elections, the FijiFirst Party has 26 seats in parliament, the People’s Alliance has 21 seats, the National Federation Party has 5 seats and SODELPA has 3 seats.

No party has received 28 seats or more to form a government on their own.

This means Fiji will have a coalition government.

Negotiations continue on who will form the next government.

Meanwhile FijiFirst Party Leader, Voreqe Bainimarama, People’s Alliance and National Federation Party representatives were also present at State House to witness the Return of the Writ this afternoon.

According to the Constitution, the President is expected to summon parliament within the next 14 days.


2022-2023 Budget Coverage



-->


fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan
Latest Videos

Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
FEATURE NEWS
I did tell Ben, I’m a gold man - Mazey
Fiji Rugby Football Union Trust Board Interim Chair, Peter Mazey has made it clear that there were no threats made to Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s...
8 hours ago
LATEST NEWS
4% increase in price of normal flour from today
People will need to pay more when purchasing normal flour as the price will increase by 4 percent from today. This has been determined by the ...
7 hours ago

Underwood starts her business with paper craft during COVID-19
It was a great day for the new entrepreneurs, who are part of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs Program, to showcase their art and craft and also ...
8 hours ago

SVC head girl and Dux Raina Kumar encourages students to follow their dreams
Raina Saanvi Kumar who is the head girl of Swami Vivekananda College in Nadi is encouraging all students to follow their dreams, work hard to achieve ...
8 hours ago

Include NCDs and healthy living in PE classes in school – Dr Qereqeretabua and Dr Ahmed
The General Surgeon at the CWM Hospital, Doctor Timoci Qereqeretabua and the Principal Medical Officer at the National Diabetes Centre, Doctor Momtaz ...
8 hours ago

Teachers of Nasinu Gospel Primary claim they have been asked to leave the school premises by the Head Teacher
21 teachers of Nasinu Gospel Primary School are calling on the Minister for Education to respond to their concerns after they were asked to leave the ...
8 hours ago
IN DEPTH
PM’s motion passed to reduce overseas travel allowances for the PM, Ministers, Assistant Ministers, Leader of Opposition and MPs
Parliament has passed the Prime Minister’s motion to reduce the rates payable for overseas travelling allowances for the Prime Minister, Cabinet ...
16 days ago

CEO of the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission, Joel Abraham appears on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan
CEO of the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission, Joel Abraham appears on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay ...
22 days ago

HIV infections in Fiji increased 260% since 2010, making Fiji the second fastest-growing epidemic in the Asia Pacific region
Speaker of Parliament and UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador for the Pacific Region, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau says according to the Global AIDS Monitoring Report, Fiji is in the top 5 countries of rising new HIV infections in the Asia Pacific region amongst the 15 t
27 days ago

TOP