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The Senate of Fiji was the upper chamber of Parliament. It was abolished by the 2013 Constitution of Fiji, after a series of military coups. It was the less powerful of the two chambers; it could not initiate legislation, but could amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills were more restricted: it could veto them in their entirety, but could not amend them. The House of Representatives could override a senatorial veto by passing the bill a second time in the parliamentary session immediately following the one in which it was rejected by the Senate, after a minimum period of six months. Amendments to the Constitution were excepted: the veto of the Senate was absolute. Following the passage of a bill by the House of Representatives, the Senate had 21 days (7 days in the case of a bill classified as "urgent") to approve, amend, or reject it; if at the expiry of that period the Senate had done nothing about it, it was deemed to have passed the bill.
The SenateofFiji was the upper chamber of Parliament. It was abolished by the 2013 Constitution ofFiji, after a series of military coups. It was the...
The President was the presiding officer of the FijianSenate. In the 2013 Constitution, the Senate was abolished, and replaced by a single chamber Parliament...
Fiji (/ˈfiːdʒi/ FEE-jee, /fiːˈdʒiː/ fee-JEE; Fijian: Viti, [ˈβitʃi]; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, Fijī), officially the Republic ofFiji, is an island country in...
The Constitution ofFiji is the supreme law ofFiji. There have been four Constitutions since the first was adopted in 1970. The first constitution, adopted...
the Senate, the upper house of the Fijian Parliament, were chosen by the provincial councils (one Senator each) and confirmed by the Great Council of Chiefs...
The Colony ofFiji was a Crown colony that existed from 1874 to 1970 in the territory of the present-day nation ofFiji. London declined its first opportunity...
with a Senate dominated by Fijian chiefs and a popularly elected House of Representatives. In the 52-member House, Native Fijians and Indo-Fijians would...
The House of Representatives was the lower chamber ofFiji's Parliament from 1970 to 2006. It was the more powerful of the two chambers; it alone had the...
The majority ofFiji's islands were formed through volcanic activity starting around 150 million years ago. Today, some geothermic activity still occurs...
Since becoming independent of the United Kingdom in 1970, Fiji has had four constitutions, and the voting system has changed accordingly. The Legislative...
The politics ofFiji take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic. Fiji has a multiparty system with the Prime...
vice-president of the SenateofFiji. Khan was appointed to the SenateofFiji on 13 July 2005 to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Dr Ahmed Ali. Khan...
chamber of a bicameral legislature against another, such as was formerly held by members of the SenateofFiji appointed by the Great Council of Chiefs...
president ofFiji is the head of state of the Republic ofFiji. The president is appointed by the Parliament for a three-year term under the terms of the 2013...
a Fiji a medical doctor and former political leader, who served in the Senate from 2004 to 2006. He was nominated on 24 September 2004 by the Fiji Labour...
Fiji travel advice". GOV.UK. Fiji. Parliament. Senate. Ad-hoc Select Committee on Drugs, Related Crime and Prostitution (2006). Report of the Senate Ad-hoc...
the Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma from 1999 to 2001, and in the SenateofFiji from 2001 to 2006. Rev Kanailagi attended Lelean Memorial School before...
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin:...
Fiji has experienced many coups recently, in 1987, 2000, and 2006. Fiji has been suspended various times from the Commonwealth of Nations, a grouping...
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