Narube: Coalition govt hits rock bottom, calls for early election

Unity Fiji leader Savenaca Narube says the coalition Government has hit rock bottom and is calling for early elections within six months.

In a statement today, Mr Narube said he had never seen a Government in total disarray than what was unfolding right now in Fiji.

"From the beginning, the coalition Government has gone from crisis to crisis, and they have now reached the bottom of the pit," he said.

The next general election must be held between June 24, 2026, the earliest possible date and February 6, 2027, the latest.

He described the situation as a "self-inflicted and never-ending crisis" that should be taken as distress calls for an early general election.

Mr Narube criticised what he called ministers being shuffled amongst portfolios while still being paid the same high salaries and allowances.

This looked like a Government stuffing their own pockets while marking time to reorganise themselves before the next elections, he said.

"The deepening disarray, the broken promises, the collapse of ethical behaviours, and absence of principles call for early elections to end the crises and seek a fresh mandate of the people in the leadership of this country," Mr Narube said.

He said the root of these crises was entrenched in the leadership of the coalition Government that had put self above the people.

"We must not allow the Government to take this country further into the abyss," he said.

Mr Narube called for Parliament to pass a motion in its next sitting for an early general election within six months.

"It is therefore necessary to stop the damage and let the people have their say," he said.

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