People's Democratic Party (Fiji)
The People's Democratic Party was a political party in Fiji.[1]
The party was proposed in January 2013 by the Fiji Trades Union Congress as a vehicle to promote the interests of workers and unions.[2] Shortly afterwards, the Fijian regime promulgated new regulations governing the registration of political parties, which included a ban on participation by union officials.[3][4] The party applied for registration in April 2013.[5] Registration was approved on 29 May 2013.[6]
In May 2014 former trade union leader Felix Anthony was elected leader of the party,[7] with lawyer and prominent regime critic Aman Ravindra Singh as Secretary General and Lynda Tabuya as party president.[8] Anthony stepped down as leader following the PDP's failure to win any seats in the 2014 election, and was replaced by Adi Sivia Qoro, while Ravindra-Singh defected to the FLP in 2017.[9] Qoro resigned from the party in November 2016,[10] and the board unanimously elected Tabuya as party leader on 1 March 2017.
In December 2017 the party announced an alliance with the Conservative
The party was de-registered in November 2018 for failing to submit its required statement of assets and liabilities.[14]
References
- ^ "PDP registers for 2014 elections". FijiLive. 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ^ "FTUC RELEASE NO 44: Workers' Political Movement" (PDF). Fiji Trades Union Congress. 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ^ Michael Field (2013-01-16). "Fiji regime cracks down on political parties". Stuff. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ^ "FTUC RELEASE NO: 45: Denial of Political Rights to Workers" (PDF). Fiji Trades Union Congress. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ^ "Peoples Democratic Party applies for registration". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. 2013-04-22. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ^ "Fourth political party gains registration in Fiji". Radio New Zealand International. 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ^ "Fiji's Anthony becomes new PDP head". Radio New Zealand International. 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ Rosi Doviverata (5 May 2014). "Lynda Tabuya up for the task". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ Iva Danford (18 November 2017). "Aman Ravindra Singh to join Fiji Labour Party". Fiji Village. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ Filipe Naigulevu (30 November 2016). "PDP Pioneer Resigns From Political Party". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ Wati Talebula (10 December 2017). "Parties Join Forces For 2018 Election". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Fiji opposition merger "practical"". Radio New Zealand International. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Fiji political party suspended for 30 days". RNZI. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Saneem de-registers People's Democratic Party". Fiji TV. 1 November 2018. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2018.