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Political fortunes. The latest Fiji Sun/Razor poll shows NFP support has dropped to 4% (under the 5% threshold), the FLP is constant on 3%, SODELPA has dropped to 14.8% from 18%v at the previous poll, and FijiFirst has seen a "huge leap" from 65 to 73%. http://fijisun.com.fj/2018/06/16/nfp-support-drops-poll/
Preferred PM: Bainimarama 63% +1; Re Teimumu 11% -9 (it was not clear whether she is standing); Rabuka 11% + 5; Singh 1%; Others 6%. Not intending to vote 5%; unsure 2%; registered 93%.
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- Conversational or formal iTaukei and Hindi languages. In response to government's policy of making conversational iTaukei and Hindi compulsory in all school, NFP leader Biman Prasad said this would destroy the formal languages. His party would make formal iTaukei and Hindi compulsory in all primary schools. “The AG’s statement that contemporary i-taukei and conversational Hindi are languages is despicable. They are dialects or just derivatives, not used in religion, preaching or other religious functions, let alone any other occasion”, said Dr Prasad. http://fijilive.com/news/2018/09/we-will-make-vernacular-compulsory-nfp/64548.Fijilive (Click on "Read more" at bottom of post)
