Fiji's National Federation Party says it is fielding a record number of indigenous candidates for the September polls.
Fiji's National Federation Party says it is fielding a record number of indigenous candidates for the September polls.
15 iTaukei candidates are proposing to stand and the party hopes to lift that number to 20 before candidates must be finalised.
Fiji's political parties face a new style electoral system, which attempts to do away with voting along traditional ethnic lines by abolishing communal seats and creating one large national constituency.
A recent NFP recruit and its spokesperson on education, Eci Kikau Nabalarua, says she was attracted by its inclusive policies.
"Fiji will always continue to be a multi-racial society. And that's the thing that we work towards, especially in making sure that inclusively is included in the kinds of policies and things that we talk about."
Eci Kikau Nabalarua says there is a mutual respect between the two ethnic groups in the party.
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