Fiji
Description of Electoral System
(courtesy of IFES election guide)
The President is elected by the Great Council of Chiefs to serve a 5-year term. In the Senate, 24 members are appointed by the President on the advice of the Great Council of Chiefs, 9 members are appointed by the president and 1 members are nominated by the council of Rotuma. In the House of Representatives 71 members are elected by a majority system with preferential vote to serve 5-year terms.
description of Fiji electrol system
The Great Council of Chiefs has been removed.
Fiji is at present compiling a new constitution and intends to return to democratic elections in September 2014.
Fiji has been ruled by a self-appointed military government since December 2006.