Fiji's government lays groundwork to change constitution

6 August
Parliament of Fiji (photo credit: Tim O'Shea via flickr)
Parliament of Fiji (photo credit: Tim O'Shea via flickr)
The Fijian government has started laying the groundwork to amend the country's constitution, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has reportedly confirmed. The 2013 Constitution has been criticised by political commentators and opponents of the previous FijiFirst administration, including Rabuka, as being "imposed on the people" [ . . . ] Rabuka's People's Alliance Party (PAP) stated in its 2022 election manifesto that the constitution was "dotted with limitations that render them non-compliance with international human rights laws". "Government is putting in place legislation or brin[g]ing a bill to Parliament to enable the [amendment] process to begin," the Prime Minister quoted in a Fiji Sun report on Monday.
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