Campaign period for 2026 General Election begins today
The campaign period for the 2026 General Elections is now open.The Electoral Commission says the campaign period will end 48 hours before Election Day, in accordance with
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Nalumisa backs decision to defer municipal elections
Minister for Local Government Maciu Nalumisa says he fully supports the Government’s decision to defer the Local Government elections, describing it as a necessary
PM announces deferment of Local Government elections
Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka has announced the deferment of the Local Government elections.Rabuka has made the announcement in a national address, saying that with a h
Cabinet to decide on Local Government elections within next two weeks
Cabinet will decide within the next two weeks whether the Local Government elections will proceed after considering factors such as dates and financial constraints amid t
SOE says election preparations ongoing despite uncertainty over Local Government polls
The Fijian Elections Office is continuing to prepare for both the Local Government elections and the next general election, despite uncertainty now over whether the munic
Govt ready for the elections and the finances are well - Immanuel
Minister for Finance, Esrom Immanuel says the government is prepared and has budgeted for the local government elections and general elections, one referendum, and severa
Blue and green system to guide voters as Fiji prepares for General and Local Government Elections
As Fiji prepares for a potentially intense electoral season, a new colour-coded system, blue for the General Election and green for the Local Government Elections, will g
New civic education resources launched to prepare future voters
Future voters in Fiji are expected to gain a stronger understanding of democracy, civic responsibility and their rights through a new education resource launched today fo
Local government elections will directly impact community services
Who sits on your town or city council will directly affect services in your community — from cleaner streets to better roads and drainage. That is the message from
Proposed NextGen Alliance Party submits application for registration
The Proposed NextGen Alliance Party has submitted its application for registration to the Registrar of Political Parties, Ana Mataiciwa. The submission was brought by
We are committed to holding elections – Siromi Turaga
Questions were raised during Dialogue Fiji’s Constitution review discussion on whether the government can delay the general elections and complete the Constitution
Anaseini Senimoli appointed as the Acting Deputy Supervisor of Elections
Anaseini Senimoli has been appointed as the Acting Deputy Supervisor of Elections today by the Supervisor of Elections, Ana Mataiciwa. Mataiciwa says Senimoli is curre
Fijian teachers to undergo training to deliver elections curriculum by 2026
A nationwide teacher training has been launched today to prepare educators across Fiji for the 2026 rollout of a comprehensive election's curriculum. The training is b
We will fight tooth and nail in the next election to protect our vision – Professor Prasad
We will fight tooth and nail in the next general election to protect the vision shared by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and himself, a vision rooted in the historic refo
Civil servants should be the core people to conduct elections – Roko Tui Lau
Suggestions have been made to the Fiji Law Reform Commission to have civil servants be the core people in conducting the elections as volunteers that are being used by th
Plan to have local govt elections by year end - Nalumisa
Minister for Local Government Maciu Nalumisa says the plan is to have the local government elections by the end of this year. He says the timeline will only be confirm
People have forgotten they have the right to control their municipality - Apted
Former Supervisor of Elections, Jon Apted says the people of the municipalities have forgotten that they have the right to control the municipality and that people on th
People’s Alliance leads with 21,810 votes as official results come in for 470 of the 2071 polling stations
The People’s Alliance is leading the official 2022 general elections results tally with 21,810 votes after the completion of the count at 470 of the 2071 polling s
Clarification : There was 51% voter turnout as at 4pm on election day
Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem had said that there was 51 percent voter turnout for the 2022 general elections as at 4pm on election day. 311,000 of the 606,
Saneem apologises and says they had detected an anomaly that caused them to pull down app and result platform
The Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem, has apologised to the public that they had to take down the FEO app and results platform because when they published the las
Provisional results from 1,070 of 2,071 stations released
The Fijian Elections Office has released provisional results from 1,070 of 2,071 stations. The FijiFirst party is leading with 132,037 votes. The People’s Al