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Fijian PM Rabuka hints at ‘historic’ referendum after landmark court ruling
['Apr Editor', 'Sri Krishnamurthi', 'Pacific Media Watch', 'Camille Nakhid', 'Duty Editor Of The Asia Pacific Report Evening Report Collaboration Feedback']
Asia Pacific Report
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific digital/social leadFijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has hinted that the country may “hold its first-ever referendum” following a landmark Supreme Court opinion aimed at amending the 2013 Constitution.
Submissions came from the State, seven political parties, the Fiji Law Society, and the Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission.
Rabuka said that the Supreme Court’s opinion established a “clear and democratic pathway” for his government’s constitutional reform efforts.
He noted that the coalition’s “unwillingness to spell out the constitutional changes it was contemplating” had made Indo-Fijians “apprehensive”.
Following the Supreme Court opinion, the head of of GCC told local media that the 2013 Constitution lacked cultural legitimacy and undermined Fiji’s democratic capacity.
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