Country Profile:

Upcoming Elections

  • Parliamentary
    May 2011
Fiji

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Ratu Josefa ILOILOVATU Uluivuda
  • Head of Government: Interim Prime Minister Commander Frank BAINIMARAMA **
  • Assembly: Fiji has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate with 34 seats and the House of Representatives with 71 seats.

** Commander Frank BAINIMARAMA was sworn in as interim premier on January 5, 2007 by President Ratu Josefa ILOILOVATU, a month after Prime Minister Laisenia QARASE and his government were ousted from power in a military coup.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by the Great Council of Chiefs to serve a 5-year term.
  • Interim Prime Minister is appointed by the president.
  • 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.

Population:

  • Population: 893,354 (July 2005 est.)

Future elections

  • Parliamentary - May 2011

Past elections

Last Updated on 02/04/2010