Fidschi Regierung Profil 2008

Hauptstadt

Name: Suva (on Viti Levu)
geographische Koordinaten: 18 08 S, 178 25 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Unabhängigkeit

10 Oktober 1970 (from UK)

Nationalfeiertag

Unabhängigkeit, second Monday of Oktober (1970)

Konstitution

enacted on 25 Juli 1997 to encourage multiculturalism and make multiparty government mandatory; effective 28 Juli 1998

Wahlrecht

21 Jahre; universal

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Ratu Josefa ILOILOVATU Uluivuda (seit dem 18 July 2000); note - ILOILOVATU was reaffirmed as president by the Great Council of Chiefs in a statement issued on 22 December, and reappointed by the coup leader Commodore Voreqe BAINIMARAMA in January 2007
Regierungschef: Prime Minister Laisenia QARASE (seit dem 10 September 2000); note - although QARASE is still the legal prime minister, he has been confined to his home island; the president appointed Commodore Voreqe BAINIMARAMA interim prime minister under the military regime
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister from among the members of Parliament and is responsible to Parliament; note - coup leader Commodore Voreqe BAINIMARAMA has appointed an interim cabinet
elections: president elected by the Great Council of Chiefs for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); prime minister appointed by the president; election last held 8 March 2006
election results: Ratu Josefa ILOILOVATU Uluivuda elected president by the Great Council of Chiefs; percent of vote - NA