Who Holds Power
Pio Tikoduadua
Pio Tikoduadua holds Defence, leads NFP, and has not yet decided whether he will contest 2026. One of the party’s most senior figures.
National Federation Party
Who Holds Power
Sashi Kiran
From founding FRIEND Fiji in 2001 to running the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection. A profile of Sashi Kiran, one of five women in Parliament.
Election Watch Series
Election Watch: Part 2 of 5
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.