Australian Associated Press rules mis-information on NADRA in Fiji

The Fijian Elections Office [‘FEO’] acknowledges the factcheck finding by Australian Associated Press in relation to the information that is being spread in Fiji regarding the presence of the National Database & Registration Authority [‘NADRA’] and the conduct of...

Pre-Poll commences next week

The Fijian Elections Office [‘FEO’] will commence Pre-Poll Voting for the 2022 General Election from 05 December 2022. The Electoral Act, under Section 82, allows for votes to be cast early in remote locations or in places where there are not enough voters for the...

FEO Issues 144A Notice to Facebook Account Namely Jay Jay

The Fijian Elections Office [“FEO”] has today requested Facebook to shut down an account which is known by the name of “Jay Jay” on Facebook, because this account is spreading misinformation around candidate numbers for the elections. The FEO has specifically noted...

Alexander O’Connor referred to FICAC

The Supervisor of Elections has referred the FijiFirst candidate, Mr. Alexander O’Connor to the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption [‘FICAC’] for probable breach of Section 113(3), (4) and 141 of the Electoral Act 2014. “A Medical Officer had complained to...

Reminder- Postal Voting Applications Closing

The Fijian Elections Office [‘FEO’] reminds voters that Postal Voting Applications for the 2022 General Election will close at 5.00pm tomorrow, 23 November 2022. Supervisor of Elections Mr Mohammed Saneem has urged voters who qualify under Postal Voting to apply now...

Nominations Update

The Supervisor of Elections, following clarifications received from the National Federation Party [‘NFP’] has approved the candidature of three (3) more NFP candidates making the total number to 54. One candidate from the NFP has been rejected due to...