United Fiji Party

The United Fiji Party (Fijian: Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua) is a political party in Fiji. It was founded in 2001 by Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase as a power base; it absorbed most of the Christian Democratic Alliance and other conservative groupings, and its endorsement by the Great Council of Chiefs (Bose Levu Vakaturaga) caused it to be widely seen as the successor to the Alliance, the former ruling party that had dominated Fijian politics from the 1960s to the 1980s. It draws its support mainly from indigenous Fijiians.

Related Topics:
Fijian - Fiji - 2001 - Prime Minister - Laisenia Qarase - Christian Democratic Alliance - Great Council of Chiefs ''(Bose Levu Vakaturaga)'' - Alliance - 1960s - 1980s - Indigenous Fijiians

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