There will be new requirements for political parties as we move towards the 2014 elections.
Attorney General and Minister for Elections, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said that the new requirements will be known in due course.
The Electoral Registration of Voters Decree which is now in effect states that the Electoral Act is repealed however a political party registered under the repealed Act will continue as a registered party until such time further laws are made in relation to the registration of the parties.
The decree also states that any person who is serving a prison sentence of 12 months or more and any person declared to have a mental disorder under the laws of Fiji shall not have the right to be or shall cease to have the right to be registered as a voter unless the circumstances cease to exist.
Story by: Vijay Narayan and Filipe Naikaso
