All 55 seats in Parliament 28 seats needed for a majority
Registered
693,915
Turnout
68.30% (3.62pp)
First party
Second party
Leader
Frank Bainimarama
Sitiveni Rabuka
Party
FijiFirst
People's Alliance
Last election
50.02%, 27 seats
–
Seats won
26
21
Seat change
1
New
Popular vote
200,246
168,581
Percentage
42.55%
35.82%
Swing
7.47 pp
New
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Biman Prasad
Viliame Gavoka
Party
NFP
SODELPA
Last election
7.38%, 3 seats
39.85%, 21 seats
Seats won
5
3
Seat change
2
18
Popular vote
41,830
24,172
Percentage
8.89%
5.14%
Swing
1.51 pp
34.71 pp
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Frank Bainimarama
FijiFirst
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Sitiveni Rabuka
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Wiliame Katonivere
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Siromi Turaga
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Inia Seruiratu
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General elections were held in Fiji on 14 December 2022 to elect the 55 members of Parliament.[1][2] The elections took place following the passage of controversial electoral amendments.
In addition to a struggling economy, significant campaign issues included the national debt, ethnic tensions and tackling poverty. During the preliminary count, the Fijian Elections Office (FEO) app displaying the results experienced a glitch, prompting FEO to take down the app temporarily. Once the app was back in operation, the vote tally showed the ruling FijiFirst party leading, resulting in five opposition parties demanding a recount and for the counting process to cease. Observers said they had not seen any significant voting irregularities, adding that an initial anomaly with an app showing the results had been rectified.
Of the nine parties that contested the election, four passed the 5% threshold needed to enter parliament, but no party won a majority. FijiFirst won a plurality, securing 26 seats. The newly formed People's Alliance (PA) secured 21 seats, while its coalition partner, the National Federation Party (NFP), won five. The Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA), which placed second in the 2018 election, retained three seats.
Negotiations to form a government began following the election, with FijiFirst and the PA-NFP coalition seeking to win over the kingmaker SODELPA. After several days, on 20 December, SODELPA's management board voted to form a coalition government with the People's Alliance and the NFP, ending the FijiFirst government's eight-year rule and Bainimarama's 16-year tenure as prime minister. The ruling FijiFirst party refused to concede the election, instead waiting for MPs to elect the new Prime Minister during the first session of parliament. This session, scheduled for 21 December, was delayed, as no public announcement came from the President. SODELPA's management board met for a second time on 23 December and again voted to form a government with the PA-NFP coalition.
President Katonivere called for the first parliamentary session since the election in the morning of 24 December. Naiqama Lalabalavu was elected and confirmed as Speaker by parliament garnering 28 votes of the 55 cast. Sitiveni Rabuka was elected and confirmed as Prime Minister by parliament on the same day garnering 28 votes of the 55 cast, officially ending Frank Bainimarama's 16-year tenure as Prime Minister and cementing the PA-NFP-SODELPA government. Bainimarama then conceded defeat peacefully.
^"Likely Dates for 2022 Election". Fiji Sun. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^"Fiji Parliament 2022 – IFES Election Guide". Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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