FIJI: ‘Stifled aspirations’: The 2014 General Election under restrictive laws by Mosmi Bhim

“…The debate heated up amid crackdowns by police on ‘trouble-makers’ vandalising FijiFirst posters. The country headed for the polls as celebrations marked the release of 45 Fijian soldiers held hostage by Al-Nusra in the Golan Heights. …”
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Social media and Fiji’s 2018 national election by Jope Tarai

“…The research found that FijiFirst, as the ruling government, had significant advantage in Fiji’s social media landscape. …”
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Social media and democracy: The Fiji 2022 National Election by Jope Tarai

“…Since the 2018 elections, there have been a number of developments that led to the formation of new parties and declining popularity of the ruling FijiFirst party. This has provided a new context for social media political campaigning. …”
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Fiji’s coup culture: Rediscovering a voice at the ballot box by Sri Krishnamurthi

“…Commentary: The second Fiji General Election in 12 years, since the fourth coup in 2006, took place on 14 November 2018, and once again the key players were the three parties that gained seats in Parliament in the 2014 election. The three parties: FijiFirst, the incumbent government led by the 2006 coup leader Voreqe Bainimarama; the preeminent opposition, Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA), whose leader was the instigator of the first two coups, Sitiveni Rabuka; and the National Federation Party (NFP) which was led by former University of the South Pacific economics academic Professor Biman Prasad. …”
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