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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.

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description of Fiji electrol system

Posted by jim valentine at Sep 12, 2012 02:21 PM
The present description here is out of date.
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.