The Fijian Elections Office (FEO) together with the Commonwealth Secretariat hosted the Commonwealth Election Professionals (CEP) Pacific Regional Talanoa that was held, last week at the Tanoa International Hotel in Nadi. Over the five (5) days, Election Management Bodies (EMBs)…

The Fijian Elections Office [‘FEO’] is delighted to announce the re-opening of Voter Services Centres [‘VSCs’] across the country following a brief temporary closure. These centres will be fully operational starting from 08.30 am on Monday, 29 July 2024, providing…

The Fijian Elections Office [‘FEO’] is pleased to announce the successful completion of the “Introduction to Elections” workshop organized for Political Parties. The workshop was conducted by the Learning and Development Unit and was held from Monday, 8 July to…

The Registrar of Political Parties, Ms. Ana Mataiciwa has today, Monday 01 July 2024 de-registered FijiFirst in accordance with section 12(4) of the Political Parties (Registration, Conduct, Funding & Disclosures) Act, 2013 [“Act”]. “On Thursday 30 May 2024, FijiFirst was…

The Fijian Elections Office [‘FEO’] announces the temporary closure of its Voter Service Centres [‘VSC’] around the country from 1 July to 26 July 2024. This closure is necessary to facilitate the upgrade of the Voter Registration System. Temporary Closure…

Today, Friday 24 May 2024, I have referred two (2) matters of probable commission of electoral breaches to the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption [‘FICAC’]. The matters are related to the FijiFirst appointment of its Party Leader and the Honourable…

The Fijian Elections Office (FEO) is pleased to announce the confirmation of Ana Salaivalu Mataiciwa as the substantive Supervisor of Elections (SoE) with immediate effect. This appointment comes following a letter received today, Friday 10 May 2024, from His Excellency…

In response to the allegations made by the Hon. Biman Prasad, the Acting Supervisor of Elections [‘ASoE’] Ms. Ana Mataiciwareiterates Section 18 of the Electoral Act 2014 which states:                                “If the Electoral Commission or the Supervisor becomes aware at…

The Fijian Elections Office [FEO] is emphasizing the need for enhanced engagement and initiatives to facilitate increased involvement of women in the electoral process. In shedding light on the current state of women’s participation in elections, the Acting Supervisor of…

The Acting Registrar of Political Parties Ms. Ana Mataiciwa confirmed that the Fijian Elections Office today, Thursday 21 December 2023 received an application to substitute the Honourable Faiyaz Siddiq Koya as the Registered Officer of the FijiFirst. “We have received…