The Fiji Democratic Party is a former political party in Fiji, which operated between June 2002 and April 2005. A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

It was founded by Filipe Bole, a former Cabinet Minister, as a merger of the Fijian Political Party (which had dominated the government in the 1990s), the Fijian Association Party, the Christian Democratic Alliance, and the New Labour Unity Party. All but the last of these had been eliminated from Parliament in the parliamentary election of 2001. The party aimed to secure a niche in the middle ground of Fijian politics, offering a multiracial alternative to the United Fiji Party/Conservative Alliance coalition of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase (supported almost exclusively by indigenous Fijians) on the one hand, and the Fiji Labour Party of former Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry (supported mostly by Indo-Fijians) on the other. Among its policies was a proposal to abolish race-based voting and to introduce universal suffrage for all electorates (at present, 46 of the 71 seats in the House of Representatives represent ethnic communities and are elected from closed electoral rolls). Fiji has the Westminster system - executive authority is vested nominally in a President, but exercised in practice by a Cabinet of Ministers, presided over by the Prime Minister. ... Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM... The Fijian Association Party (FAP) is a former political party in Fiji. ... Fijis Parliament is bicameral. ... The Constitution of Fiji was restored by a Supreme Court decision, following the failure of the Fiji coup of 2000. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Constitutional Structure See main article: Constitution of Fiji and linked articles. ... Politics of Fiji Categories: Fiji-related stubs | Fijian political parties ... The Conservative Alliance (Matanitu Vanua in Fijian) is a nationalistic political party in Fiji. ... Fiji received its independence in 1970. ... Laisenia Qarase (born February 4, 1941) is the Prime Minister of Fiji. ... Fijians are the major indigenous people of the Fiji Islands. ... The Fiji Labour Party is a political party in Fiji. ... Mahendra Pal Chaudhry (born 1942) is the leader of the Fiji Labour Party. ... Indo-Fijians are people born in Fiji, but are ethnically Indian. ... Universal suffrage (also general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of voting privileges to all adults, without distinction as to race, sex, belief or social status. ... Overview The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fijis Parliament. ...

In April 2005, the FDP announced its own dissolution and merger with the newly-formed National Alliance Party of Fiji, founded by Ratu Epeli Ganilau, a chief whose father and father-in-law both served as President of Fiji. Filipe Bole has been appointed a spokesman for the new party. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Alliance Party of Fiji (NAP) is a Fijian political party. ... Ratu is a title inherited by Fijians of chiefly rank. ... Ratu Epeli Ganilau (born 10 October 1951) is a Fijian soldier and statesman, who served as Chairman of the Bose Levu Vakaturaga (Great Council of Chiefs) from 2001 to 2004. ... Ratu is a title inherited by Fijians of chiefly rank. ... Ratu Sir Penaia Kanatabatu Ganilau (28 July 1918-15 December 1993) was the first President of Fiji, serving from 8 December 1987 till his death. ... Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara (May 6, 1920 – April 18, 2004) is considered the founding father of the modern nation of Fiji. ... Fiji became a republic in 1987, when Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom formally abdicated as Queen of Fiji, following two military coups led by Lieutenant Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka. ...