Government (Fiji)
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     Long-form name:
         Republic of Fiji
     Type:
         military coup leader Maj. Gen. Sitiveni RABUKA formally declared Fiji a
         republic on 6 October 1987
     Capital:
         Suva
     Administrative divisions:
         4 divisions and 1 dependency*; Central, Eastern, Northern, Rotuma*, Western
     Independence:
         10 October 1970 (from UK)
     Constitution:
         10 October 1970 (suspended 1 October 1987); a new Constitution was proposed
         on 23 September 1988 and promulgated on 25 July 1990
     Legal system:
         based on British system
     National holiday:
         Independence Day, 10 October (1970)
     Executive branch:
         president, prime minister, Cabinet Great Councils of Chiefs (highest ranking
         members of the traditional chiefly system)
     Legislative branch:
         the bicameral Parliament, consisting of an upper house or Senate and a lower
         house or House of Representatives, was dissolved following the coup of 14
         May 1987; the Constitution of 23 September 1988 provides for a bicameral
         Parliament
     Judicial branch:
         Supreme Court
     Leaders:
       Chief of State:
         President Ratu Sir Penaia Kanatabatu GANILAU (since 5 December 1987)
       Head of Government:
         Prime Minister Ratu Sir Kamisese MARA (since 5 December 1987); Deputy Prime
         Minister Josefata KAMIKAMICA (since October 1991); note - Ratu Sir Kamisese
         MARA served as prime minister from 10 October 1970 until the 5-11 April 1987
         election; after a second coup led by Maj. Gen. Sitiveni RABUKA on 25
         September 1987, Ratu Sir Kamisese MARA was reappointed as prime minister
     Political parties and leaders:
         Fijian Political Party (primarily Fijian), leader Maj. Gen. Sitivini RABUKA;
         National Federation Party (NFP; primarily Indian), Siddiq KOYA; Christian
         Fijian Nationalist Party (CFNP), Sakeasi BUTADROKA; Fiji Labor Party (FLP),
         Jokapeci KOROI; All National Congress (ANC), Apisai TORA; General Voters
         Party (GVP), Max OLSSON; Fiji Conservative Party (FCP), Isireli VUIBAU;
         Conservative Party of Fiji (CPF), Jolale ULUDOLE and Viliame SAVU; Fiji
         Indian Liberal Party, Swami MAHARAJ; Fiji Indian Congress Party, Ishwari
         BAJPAI; Fiji Independent Labor (Muslim), leader NA; Four Corners Party,
         David TULVANUAVOU
     Suffrage:
         none
     Elections:
       House of Representatives:
         last held 14 May 1987 (next to be held 23-29 May 1992); results - percent of
         vote by party NA; seats - (70 total, with ethnic Fijians allocated 37 seats,
         ethnic Indians 27 seats, and independents and other 6 seats) number of seats
         by party NA
     Member of:
         ACP, AsDB, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO,
         IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, PCA, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD,
         UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO