PM: Emergency won’t affect polls

The 2026 General Election will not be delayed even if a State of Emergency is declared to tackle Fiji’s drug crisis, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka confirmed yesterday.

He gave his word following a National Security Council meeting in Suva.

“It’s got nothing to do with elections,” Mr Rabuka said, adding that elections would proceed “as far as we are concerned.”

This comes as concerns mount over whether emergency powers — which allow certain constitutional rights to be limited could disrupt the election.

The earliest election date remains August 7, 2026 with the latest being February 6, 2027.

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