Fijian PM Rabuka Under Pressure Ahead of Crucial Vote on Constitutional Reform

Fijian PM Rabuka under pressure ahead of crucial vote on constitutional reform

Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka's coalition government is falling apart ahead of the crucial third reading of a major bill to change the country's 2013 Constitution.

Rabuka assures election timeline intact

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says there will still be sufficient time to conduct both the General Election and a referendum, despite deferring the third reading of the Constitution Amendment Bill. His comments follow Parliament’s approval of a motion to defer the Special Committee’s report to a later date. Rabuka says while overall public response has […]

Fiji PM Rabuka under pressure ahead of crucial vote on constitutional reform

By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka’s coalition government is falling apart ahead of the crucial third reading of a major bill to change the country’s 2013 Constitution. This comes after two of its minor partners, whose support was key to his forming a government in December 2022, have instructed their