Ratu Meli Saubulinayau says we should throw out this Constitution

Lau Provincial Council Chairman Ratu Meli Saubulinayau supports the representation of women in Parliament, saying that he feels that women should have one-third of the number of seats in Parliament.

While making his contribution during the consultation on the three Electoral Acts at the Fijian Teachers Association hall, Ratu Meli said if the number of members is 72, 71 or 55, one-third of the number should be women.

He also raised issues regarding the 2013 Constitution and said that it should be thrown out because it did not go through the right channel.

The former senior military officer also raised the need to bring back Party symbols and candidate pictures on the voter list as it was hard for many people to remember the candidate numbers in the previous elections.

He says prisoners should have the right to vote, but they cannot be a candidate or run for a seat in Parliament.

Ratu Meli says mentally ill patients who understand the voting system should be allowed to vote, but not those who cannot.

The Chairman also highlighted the need to bring back the Constituency voting system because the people know who they are voting for and what they are standing for.