NextGen Alliance launches with promise to put people before politics

The newly launched NextGen Alliance Party Party has pledged to reshape the way Fiji is governed, saying ordinary families have been left behind despite years of political change.

Launching the party at Rewasau Village in Naitasiri today, party leader Apisai Moce said Fiji did not need another political party but a government that puts people before politics.

"Governments have changed. Prime Ministers have changed. Policies have changed. Yet too many ordinary families continue to face the same struggles year after year," Mr Moce said.

He said parents continued to struggle with the rising cost of living, young people were leaving Fiji in search of better opportunities, while farmers, teachers and health workers remained under pressure.

Mr Moce said many rural communities were still waiting for better roads, reliable water supplies, improved health services and more employment opportunities.

"The time has come to stop asking which political party is in power and start asking whether government is truly working for the people," he said.

He outlined the party's priorities as honest government, stronger families, quality education, accessible healthcare, safer communities, meaningful jobs, prosperous farmers and modern infrastructure.

Mr Moce said the party also wanted government ministries to work together rather than operate in isolation.

"A struggling family may need education, healthcare, employment, agriculture and housing all at the same time. Governments must learn to work together the same way families live together."

He said leadership should be measured by service rather than status.

"Leadership is not about sitting above the people. Leadership means walking beside the people, listening before speaking and serving before commanding."

Mr Moce said the party was built by ordinary Fijians, including farmers, market vendors, church members and volunteers who contributed food, fuel and their time to help register the party.

"This is not my party. This is the people's movement," he said.

He said the NextGen Alliance Party would campaign on transparency, accountability and practical reforms aimed at improving the lives of all Fijians.