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Issue No: 986; 30 July 2001
The Labour Party has reassured the ethnic Fijian landowners of their land ownership rights. In a resolution passed by the Labour Party at its annual convention, the Party stated: The FLP Delegates Conference wishes to reassure the indigenous Fijian community that the Party will continue to respect and honour its land ownership rights which are already enshrined in the 1997 Constitution. The Conference further states that the Party will continue to pursue policies that address the legitimate concerns of the Fijian community in relation to land use and the need for affirmative action on education and business participation, as part of its broader commitment to social justice for all communities. The Labour Party has a record number of ethnic Fijian
candidates contesting the elections this year. One ethnic Fijian contestant
stated that he has been with the labour party since its inception and knows that
the support for the party amongst the ethnic Fijians has been rising. He stated
that this time, the Labour Party will win numerous ethnic Fijian communal seats
on its own. |
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People's Coalition Government - Fiji Islands |
