FPR Election Watch monitors Fiji's 2026 general election. Tracking the timeline, analysing the field, and fact-checking claims as the campaign develops.
Election Watch Series
One vote in December 2022 ended sixteen years of Bainimarama. Three years on, that coalition is heading into a campaign where each party's interest in votes competes directly with their collective interest in governing. The fault lines are showing.
Election Watch Series
The writ window opens 24 June. Rabuka can call the election any day from here — but timing is strategy. This analysis maps the factors pulling him toward an early poll and those pushing him to wait, the three scenarios in play, and what the date he picks will tell us about where he thinks he stands.
Election Watch
Fiji goes to the polls between August 2026 and February 2027. This briefing tracks the electoral timeline, explains how the system works, maps 20 red flags drawn from Fiji's political history and international monitoring standards, and flags what to watch before the writ drops.