Press Release

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,...

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 Details:...

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 Lynda...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

The Fijian Elections Office confirms that it has today, Monday 11 December 2023, received the notice of resignation of FijiFirst General-Secretary Mr. Aiyaz-Sayed Khaiyum. The Acting Registrar of Political Parties, Ms. Ana Mataiciwa also confirms the acting...

The Acting Supervisor of Elections [“ASoE”] Ms. Ana Mataiciwa congratulated 16 staff of the Fijian Elections Office [“FEO”] for successfully completing their Induction and Introduction to Elections Training. In expressing her gratitude, Ms. Mataiciwa stated that the...