Editing Fiji (section)

== Government and politics ==
{{Main|Politics of Fiji}}

Politics in Fiji normally take place in the framework of a [[parliamentary system|parliamentary]] [[representative democracy|representative democratic]] republic wherein the Prime Minister of Fiji is the [[head of government]] and the President the [[Head of State of Fiji|Head of State]], and of a multi-party system. [[Executive power]] is exercised by the government, [[legislative power]] is vested in both the government and the [[Parliament of Fiji]], and the [[judiciary]] is independent of the executive and the legislature.

A [[2014 Fijian general election|general election took place on 17 September 2014]]. Bainimarama's [[FijiFirst]] party won with 59.2% of the vote, and the election was deemed credible by a group of international observers from Australia, India and Indonesia.<ref name="bigstory.ap.org" />

In the 2018 [[2018 Fijian general election|election]] FijiFirst won with 50.02 per cent of the total votes cast. It held its outright majority in the parliament, winning 27 of the 51 seats. The [[Social Democratic Liberal Party]] (SODELPA) came in second with 39.85 per cent of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |title=Setting the scene: Fiji's next general elections – Griffith Asia Insights |url=https://blogs.griffith.edu.au/asiainsights/setting-the-scene-fijis-next-general-elections/ |website=blogs.griffith.edu.au |date=3 August 2022 |access-date=23 September 2022 |archive-date=23 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923145513/https://blogs.griffith.edu.au/asiainsights/setting-the-scene-fijis-next-general-elections/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the 2022 [[2022 Fijian general election|election]] FijiFirst lost its parliamentary majority.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Australian Associated Press |title=Fiji elections 2022: Bainimarama loses parliamentary majority as count finalised |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/18/fiji-elections-2022-bainimarama-loses-parliamentary-majority-as-count-finalised |work=The Guardian |date=18 December 2022}}</ref> [[Sitiveni Rabuka]] of [[People's Alliance (Fiji)|People's Alliance]] party, with the backing of the Social Liberal Democratic party (Sodelpa), became Fiji's new Prime Minister to succeed Frank Bainimarama.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Australian Associated Press |title=Sitiveni Rabuka to be Fiji's new PM as Frank Bainimarama's 16-year reign ends |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/20/frank-bainimaramas-reign-as-leader-of-fiji-ends-after-15-years |work=The Guardian |date=20 December 2022}}</ref>

=== Armed forces and law enforcement ===
The military consists of the [[Republic of Fiji Military Forces]] with a total manpower of 3,500 active soldiers and 6,000 reservists, and includes a Navy unit of 300 personnel. The land force comprises the [[Fiji Infantry Regiment]] (regular and territorial force organised into six light infantry battalions), Fiji Engineer Regiment, Logistic Support Unit and Force Training Group. Relative to its size, Fiji has fairly large armed forces and has been a [[Fiji and the United Nations|major contributor]] to [[United Nations peacekeeping|UN peacekeeping]] missions in various parts of the world. In addition, a significant number of former military personnel have served in the lucrative security sector in Iraq following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Hermione Gee|title=Fijian peacekeepers in Iraq aren't just a battalion – they're a choir|url=https://www.pri.org/stories/2014-09-05/fijian-peacekeepers-iraq-arent-just-battalion-theyre-choir|website=Public Radio International|date=5 September 2014 |access-date=8 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208124532/https://www.pri.org/stories/2014-09-05/fijian-peacekeepers-iraq-arent-just-battalion-theyre-choir|archive-date=8 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

The law enforcement branch is composed of the [[Law enforcement in Fiji|Fiji Police Force]]<ref>[http://www.police.gov.fj/ Home] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330083839/http://www.police.gov.fj/ |date=30 March 2016 }}. Police.gov.fj. Retrieved 5 May 2013.</ref> and Fiji Corrections Service.<ref>[http://www.corrections.org.fj/ Fiji Corrections Service] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522175953/http://www.corrections.org.fj/ |date=22 May 2012 }}. Corrections.org.fj. Retrieved 5 May 2013.</ref>

=== Administrative divisions ===
{{Main|Local government of Fiji}}
[[File:Fiji divisions named.png|upright=1.15|thumb|A map of Fiji's administrative divisions]]

Fiji is divided into four major divisions which are further divided into 14 provinces. They are:
* [[Central Division, Fiji|Central Division]] has 5 provinces: [[Naitasiri Province|Naitasiri]], [[Namosi Province|Namosi]], [[Rewa Province|Rewa]], [[Serua Province|Serua]], and [[Tailevu Province|Tailevu]].
* [[Eastern Division, Fiji|Eastern Division]] has 3 provinces: [[Kadavu Province|Kadavu]], [[Lau Islands|Lau]], and [[Lomaiviti Province|Lomaiviti]].
* [[Northern Division, Fiji|Northern Division]] has 3 provinces: [[Bua Province|Bua]], [[Cakaudrove Province|Cakaudrove]], and [[Macuata Province|Macuata]].
* [[Western Division, Fiji|Western Division]] has 3 provinces: [[Ba Province|Ba]], [[Nadroga-Navosa Province|Nadroga-Navosa]], and [[Ra Province|Ra]].

Fiji was divided into three confederacies or governments during the reign of [[Seru Epenisa Cakobau]], though these are not considered political divisions, they are still considered important in the social divisions of the indigenous Fijians:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Confederacy !! Chief
|-
| Kubuna || Vacant
|-
| Burebasaga || Ro [[Teimumu Kepa|Teimumu Vuikaba Kepa]]
|-
| Tovata || Ratu Naiqama Tawake Lalabalavu
|}