.... with the Supervisor of Elections and there's probably more to come. The sheer number will add to electoral confusion, although some only have local appeal. The Green Party of Fiji (Bernadette Rounds-Ganilau) is new to the scene. Others are more familiar, and the re-emergence of some (notably, the extremist Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) and Conservative Alliance Matanitu Vanua (CAMV)) is quite frightening.
Other registered political parties include United People's Party (UPP), Justice & Freedom Party (JFP), Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa Ni Taukei (SVT), National Federation Party (NFP), Fiji Labour Party (FLP), Social Liberal Multicultural Party (SLM), National Alliance Party of Fiji (NAPF), Soqosoqo Duavata Ni Lewenivanua (SDL), Party of National Unity (PANU), National Democratic Party (NNDP), , Fiji People's Party (FPP), and General Voter's Party (GVP), Coalition of Independent Nationals Party (COIN) and Party of the Truth (POTT).
[For a detailed account of the Fiji parliamentary system, individual political parties, 1999, 2001 and 2006 election results, and local government, see section 16 mainly written by development historian Prof. Robbie Robertson in Walsh 2006: Fiji: an Encyclopaedic Atlas. Copies may be purchased from USP or from me for NZ$25 plus postage. The blog will provide background information on each party in the months to come. ]
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