Fiji - October 2025

FijiFirst, the party founded by former Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama in 2014, was formally dissolved by Fiji’s High Court on 16 October. The party, which governed the country from 2014 until 2022 and was even when in opposition the largest party in the country’s parliament, was deregistered on 1 July 2024, leaving the country without an organized political opposition. The process was instigated by an internal party dispute, which revealed the party lacked a dispute resolution mechanism, as political parties are required to have under the Fijian Constitution. Most of the party leadership resigned, and the remaining members failed to comply with a court order to amend the party constitution or be deregistered. Former FijiFirst MPs have not yet reorganized into a new political party and remain independent.

Sources: Fiji Times, Radio New Zealand