Week 14
1. Explain the major provision of 2013 constitution?
Omission of women reserve the privilege to partake within the parliament rules, given the choice to be an element within the gathering and battle during decisions.
2. What factors led to the Fiji First winning 2014 elections?
ü Equal citizenship, civil rights, end of favouritism, the top of the age of entitlement for the rich and therefore the well connected.
ü 2013 constitution was the abolition of communal seats. Within the 2014 elections, voters could vote for any candidate of their choice unhindered by racial designation.
ü Many of the interim regime’s policies also found favour with the Indo-Fijian voters.
ü Fiji First provided hope to urge renewal of land leases
ü Bainimarama campaign was the creation of a ‘new Fiji’, freed eventually from the legacies of its failed past.
- Bainimarama received substantial assistance from many quarters. (businessmen, academicians, media and non-secular organizations).
- Free and Fair Elections-an intelligible constitution and authoritative system, autonomous and unbiased political race managers, understanding of each single ideological group to require part in serious decisions.
- Framework-sets a fundamental structure for decisions, every positive arrangement is sabotaged by another and superfluous arrangement, constituent rights without a doubt, media can provide details regarding the political race.
- Supervision-the Fiji Government Constitution made two significant foundations for political decision: the discretionary commission and also the chief of political decision. during this manner, the explanation for concern is that the transitional plans for races within the FGC.
- Consent-for races to be genuine, most ideological groups must conform to take an interest, the residents of every gathering must choose that choice themselves.