Constitution of the Republic of Fiji 2013
Head of State
  • English
    (1) This section establishes the office of the President.
    (2) The President is the Head of State, and the executive authority of the State is vested in the President.
    … (Sec. 81)
  • iTaukei
    (1) Na tikina qo e tauyavutaka na valenivolavola ni Peresitedi.
    (2) Na Peresitedi e iLiuliu ni Vanua o Viti, e tu vua na vakatulewa cecere duadua ni Matanitu.
    … (Sec. 81)
Head of State
  • English
    (1) A person shall not be qualified to be nominated for the office of the President unless he or she—
    (a) has had a distinguished career in any aspect of national or international life, whether in the public or private sector;
    (b) holds only a Fijian citizenship;
    (c) is not a member of, or holds any office in, any political party;
    (d) is not a candidate for election to any other office in the State; and
    (e) has not, at any time during the 6 years immediately before being nominated, been convicted of any offence under any law.
    … (Sec. 83)
  • iTaukei
    (1) O ira era tawana na itutu ni Peresitedi e dodonu me—
    (a) dua e kilai vinaka na nona veiqaravi e Viti se veiyasai vuravura, ena tabana vakamatanitu se tabana tuvakaikoya;
    (b) lewenivanua ga e Viti;
    (c) sega ni lewena, se vakaitutu ena dua na isoqosoqo vakapolitiki;
    (d) sega ni mata vakaturi ni veidigidigi ena dua tale na valenivolavola ena Matanitu; ka
    (e) sega ni se totogitaki ena cala vakalawa ena dua na gauna, ena loma ni 6 na yabaki ni se bera ni digitaki kina.
    … (Sec. 83)
Head of State
  • English
    (1) The President shall be appointed by Parliament in accordance with this section.
    (2) Whenever a vacancy arises in the office of the President, the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition shall nominate one name each to the Speaker who shall put both the names to the floor of Parliament for voting by the members of Parliament.
    (3) The person who receives the support of the majority of the members of Parliament present shall be appointed as the President, and the Speaker shall publicly announce the name of the President.
    … (Sec. 84)
  • iTaukei
    (1) Na Palimedi me digitaka na Peresitedi ena iwalewale e virikotori ena tikina qo.
    (2) Kevaka e lala na itutu vakaPeresitedi, na Paraiminisita kei na iLiuliu ni iToniveisaqa me rau na vakatura e yadua na yaca vua na Sipika, mera qai digitaka na lewenipalimedi na Peresitedi.
    (3) Na yaca vakaturi e tokona e lelevu na lewenipalimedi, ena vakatikori me Peresitedi, ka na vakaraitaka na Sipika na yacana na Peresitedi.
    … (Sec. 84)
Government
  • English
    (1) Cabinet consists of the Prime Minister as chairperson, and such number of Ministers as determined by the Prime Minister.
    … (Sec. 91)
  • iTaukei
    (1) Na Boseyaco me lewena ka kena Jemeni na Paraiminisita, kei ira na Minisita e digitaka na Paraiminisita.
    … (Sec. 91)
Government
  • English
    (1) The Prime Minister is the head of the Government.
    …
    (3) The Prime Minister—
    (a) appoints Ministers with such titles, portfolios and responsibilities as the Prime Minister determines from time to time;
    … (Sec. 92)
  • iTaukei
    (1) Na Paraiminisita e iliuliu ni Matanitu.
    …
    (3) Na Paraiminisita—
    (a) me digitaki ira na Minisita ena nodra itutu, kei na nodra itavi;
    … (Sec. 92)
Government
  • English
    (1) The Prime Minister must be a member of Parliament.
    (2) After a general election, the member elected to Parliament who is the leader of one political party which has won more than 50% of the total number of seats in Parliament assumes office as the Prime Minister by taking before the President the oath or affirmation of allegiance and office (which the President must administer) as set out in the Schedule.
    … (Sec. 93)
  • iTaukei
    (1) Na Paraiminisita e dodonu me lewenipalimedi.
    (2) Ni oti na veidigidigi, na mata e sa digitaki me lewenipalimedi ka iliuliu ni isoqosoqo vakapolitiki e qaqa ni sivia na 50% na idabedabe ni Palimedi e rawata, me cabeta na itutu vakaParaiminisita, vosa bubului e matai Peresitedi (me liutaka na Peresitedi) me vaka e virikotori ena iKuri ni Yavunivakavulewa qo.
    … (Sec. 93)
Government
  • English
    (1) Subject to section 96(3), a Minister must be a member of Parliament.
    … (Sec. 95)
  • iTaukei
    (1) Na Minisita e dodonu me lewenipalimedi, vakavo ena tikina 96(3).
    … (Sec. 95)
Legislature
  • English
    (1) The authority and power to make laws for the State is vested in Parliament consisting of the members of Parliament and the President, and is exercised through the enactment of Bills passed by Parliament and assented to by the President.
    … (Sec. 46)
  • iTaukei
    (1) Na kaukauwa ni buli lawa ni Matanitu sa vakatikori e na Palimedi era lewena na lewenipalimedi kei na Peresitedi, vakadonui ena lawa vakaturi e pasitaki ena Palimedi ka tokona na Peresitedi.
    … (Sec. 46)
Legislature
  • English
    The members of Parliament shall be chosen by secret ballot in free and fair elections administered by the Electoral Commission, in accordance with this Constitution and any written law governing elections. (Sec. 52)
  • iTaukei
    Na lewenipalimedi mera digitaki ena veidigidigi vuni ka vakayacori ena savasava ka vakamatau ka solia vua na veimatavakaturi kei na veimatapolitiki mera cakacaka ena galala, kei na kena vakau na itukutuku me vakayacori ena galala, kei na mataveilewai me soli vua na galala ni vakatulewa ka qarava na cakacaka ni veidigidigi na Matabose ni Veidigidigi, me vaka e virikotori ena Yavunivakavulewa qo se dua na lawa tabaki e kovuta na kena ivakarau ni kena vakayacori na veidigidigi. (Sec. 52)
Legislature
  • English
    (1) The election of members of Parliament is by a multi-member open list system of proportional representation, under which each voter has one vote, with each vote being of equal value, in a single national electoral roll comprising all the registered voters.
    … (Sec. 53)
  • iTaukei
    (1) Na lewenipalimedi era na digitaki ena iwiliwili ni mata dola raraba. Ena iwalewale ni veidigidigi qo, na levu na dabedabe e winitaka e dua na matapolitiki se ilawalawa ni matavakaturi, ena veiraurau kei na levu ni digidigi e rawata na matapolitiki se ilawalawa ni matavakaturi. Ena iwalewale ni veidigidigi qo na tamata taucoko e veidigidigi me dua na nona idigidigi, qo e kena ibalebale ni digidigi ni lewenivanua yadua e wiliki vakatautauvata ka na tu tale ga e dua na ivola ni veidigidigi vakamatanitu e tabaki kina o ira na lewenivanua taucoko era volayaca ni veidigidigi.
    … (Sec. 53)
Legislature
  • English
    (1) A candidate for election to Parliament must be either nominated by a registered political party or nominated as an independent candidate in accordance with the laws governing elections.
    (2) A person may be a candidate for election to Parliament only if the person—
    (a) is a citizen of Fiji, and does not hold citizenship of any other country;
    (b) is registered on the Register of Voters;
    (c) is ordinarily resident in Fiji for at least 2 years immediately before being nominated;
    (d) is not an undischarged bankrupt;
    (e) is not a member of the Electoral Commission, and has not been a member of that Commission at any time during the 4 years immediately before being nominated;
    (f) is not subject to a sentence of imprisonment when nominated;
    (g) has not, at any time during the 8 years immediately before being nominated, been convicted of any offence under any law for which the maximum penalty is a term of imprisonment of 12 months or more; and
    (h) has not been found guilty of any offence under a law relating to elections, registration of political parties or registration of voters.
    … (Sec. 56)
  • iTaukei
    (1) Na mata ni veidigidigi i na Palimedi me vakaturi mai na dua na isoqosoqo vakapolitiki e vakamatanitutaki se vakaturi me mata tuvakaikoya ka salamuria na lawa tabaki ni veidigidigi.
    (2) E dua na tamata ena rawa me mata i na veidigidigi ni Palimedi kevaka—
    (a) e lewenivanua ga e Viti ka sega ni lewenivanua ni dua tale na matanitu;
    (b) e volai ena iVola ni Volayaca ni Veidigidigi;
    (c) sa lewenivanua oti e Viti ni bera e 2 na yabaki me qai mai vakaturi;
    (d) e sega ni beqaravu;
    (e) e sega ni lewe ni Matabose ni Veidigidigi, se a lewe tu ni Matabose, ni bera e 4 na yabaki me qai mai vakaturi;
    (f) e sega ni cakacakataka tiko na nona itotogi e valeniveivesu ena gauna sa vakaturi kina;
    (g) e sega ni totogitaki ena vuku ni dua na cala vakalawa ka kena iyalayala ni totogi e 12 na vula se sivia e valeniveivesu ena 8 na yabaki ni se bera ni vakaturi kina ena veidigidigi; se
    (h) e sega ni vakadeitaki vakalawa ni vakayacora e dua na cala ena lawa ni veidigidigi se lawa ni volayaca ni soqosoqo vakapolitiki se lawa ni volayaca ni veidigidigi.
    … (Sec. 56)
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Constitution of The Republic of Fiji of 2013 (English). According to Sec. 3(4): "If there is an apparent difference between the meaning of the English version of a provision of this Constitution, and its meaning in the iTaukei and Hindi versions, the English version prevails.”

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Constitution of The Republic of Fiji of 2013 (iTaukei).

Links to all sites last visited 9 February 2024
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Chapter 2 on Bill of Rights.
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Chapter 2 on Bill of Rights.
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Chapter 2 on Bill of Rights.

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Chapter 2 on Bill of Rights.
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Chapter 2 on Bill of Rights.
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Chapter 2 on Bill of Rights.
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According to Sec. 163: ““property” includes any vested or contingent right to, or interest in or arising from— (a) land, or permanent fixtures on, or improvements to, land; (b) goods or personal property; …”
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Chapter 2 on Bill of Rights.