List of political parties in Fiji
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Template:Politics of Fiji This article lists political parties in Fiji.
Fiji has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
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The parties
Parliamentary parties
Have representatives in the House of Representatives:
- Conservative Alliance (Matanitu Vanua, almost exclusively ethnic Fijian)
- Fiji Labour Party (originally multiracial but now predominantly Indo-Fijian; led by Mahendra Chaudhry)
- 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)
- United Fiji Party (Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua, mainly ethnic Fijian; led by Laisenia Qarase)
- United Peoples Party (supported mostly by Europeans, Chinese, and other minorities)
Minor parties
Not represented in the House of Representatives at present:
- Fijian Political Party, better known by its Fijian name, Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT), ethnic Fijian; the governing party from 1992 to 1999, but decimated in 1999 and anihlated in 2001. Partially merged into the Fiji Democratic Party (q.v.) in June 2002.
- Protector of Fiji (Bai kei Viti, ethnic Fijian; founded by Ratu Tevita Momoedonu)
- Parliamentary Organisation for Indigenous Fijiians (ethnic Fijian)
- Party of National Unity (multi-racial; founded by Apisai Tora)
Historical parties
Political parties that have played a pivotal role in the past, but are now defunct.
- 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 was weakened in 2001 when the leader, Poseci Bune, defected to join the Labour Party. In June 2002, this party merged into the new Fiji Democratic Party (q.v.)
- 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 National Alliance Party of Fiji as the claimed successor to the defunct party.
- Fijian Association Party - founded by Josefata Kamikamica; significant in the 1990s but wiped out in 2001). Merged in June 2002 into the new [[Fiji Democratic Party (q.v.)
- Fiji Democratic Party - founded in June 2002 by Filipe Bole as a merger of the Fijian Association Party, the Christian Democratic Alliance, the New Labour Unity Party, and most members of the Fijian Political Party. Dissolved in April 2005 and merged into the new National Alliance Party of Fiji (q.v.)
- New Labour Unity Party - multiracial; founded by Tupeni Baba; merged into the Fiji Democratic Party (q.v.) in June 2002.
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