List Of Political Parties In Fiji

The parties

The general rule on naming applies. That means: the parties are named in the English translation and the original native name is placed on the first line of the article unless the native form is more commonly used in English than the English form. Rationale and specifics: See: .

Major

• Fiji Labour Party (originally multiracial but now predominantly Indo-Fijian; led by Mahendra Chaudhry)
• United Fiji Party (mainly ethnic Fijian; led by Laisenia Qarase)

Medium

• Conservative Alliance (almost exclusively ethnic Fijian)
• New Labour Unity Party (multiracial)
• United General Party (supported mostly by Europeans, Chinese, and other minorities)

Minor

• Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (Roughly translated Fijian Political Party, ethnic Fijian; the governing party from 1992 to 1999, but decimated in 1999 and anihlated in 2001).
• Fortress for the people of Fiji (ethnic Fijian)
• National Alliance Party of Fiji: registered on 18 January 2005 by Ratu Epeli Ganilau as the successor to the defunct Fijian Alliance (q.v.)
• National Federation Party (predominantly Indo-Fijian; once a major political party)
• Parliamentary Organisation for Indigenous Fijiians (ethnic Fijian)
• Party of National Unity (multi-racial)

Historical

• Fijian Alliance (Alliance Party) - the former ruling party (1967-1987); founded by Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara. On 18 January 2005, Ratu Epeli Ganilau, the past Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs, formally registered the Alliance Party of Fiji as the claimed successor to the defunct party.
• Christian Democratic Alliance more commonly known by the Fijian acronym VLV (Veitokoni ni Lewenivanua VaKarisito) - founded in 1999, this party won 19 percent of the vote and 3 seats in the 1999 election. It has since been largely absorbed into the United Fiji Party, although some of its members joined the Fiji Labour Party.

See also

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals

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