Fijians are set to be spoiled for choice in the upcoming general election, with the country’s electoral office confirming that 10 political parties are registered.
One Nation, which is made up of members of the now de-registered FijiFirst Party, was added to Fiji’s list of registered political parties on Monday.
The NeXTGEN Alliance Party, also registered earlier this month, and People First – also made up of former FijiFirst members and registered in January – complete the list of three new players hoping to attract voters come election time.
The other seven parties include The People’s Alliance, the Social Democratic Liberal Party (Sodelpa), and National Federation Party (which are in government), as well as the Fiji Labour Party, Unity Fiji, Kingdom Unite All Peoples Party, and We Unite Fiji Party (which are not in parliament).
Ten is the most number of political parties since the first election was held under the new 2013 Constitution in 2014.
The last election, in December 2022, had nine registered political parties. However, only four were successful in meeting the five-percent threshold to enter parliament.
The total number of registered voters in the last election were more than 693,000 and voter turnout stood at just over 68 percent – which marked a steady decline compared to the 2014 and 2018 election cycles.
FijiFirst, which was led by Frank Bainimarama and Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, was the largest political party during the 2014, 2018 and 2022 election cycles. However, it failed to form government after a coalition formed by The People’s Alliance, National Federation Party and Sodelpa formed a majority to unseat the incumbent.
Fiji’s upcoming general election is expected to be held any time between 7 August 2026 (earliest) and 6 February 2027 (latest).
