People's Coalition (Fiji)

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The People's Coalition was an alliance of three political parties in Fiji, formed in March 1999 to contest the parliamentary election to be held in May that year. The three parties were the Fiji Labour Party (FLP), led by Mahendra Chaudhry, the Fijian Association Party (FAP), led by Adi Kuini Speed, and the Party of National Unity (PANU), led by Apisai Tora.

Campaigning against the SVT-NFP-UGP coalition supporting the incumbent Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, the People's Coalition won a landslide victory, taking 52 of the 71 seats in the House of Representatives. Of these, 37 seats were from Chaudhry's FLP, and, despite protests from the FAP, Chaudhry was sworn in as Fiji's first ethnic Indo-Fijian Prime Minister.

A fourth party, the Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV), joined the coalition after the election.

All members of the coalition had defections both before and after the coup d'état which deposed the Chaudhry government in May 2000. All except the FLP disappeared from the House of Representatives at the election held to restore democracy in September 2001.

Political parties in Fiji

Registered parties	FijiFirst (FFP) Fiji Labour Party (FLP) Fiji United Freedom Party (FUFP) National Federation Party (NFP) One Fiji Party (OFP) People's Democratic Party (PDP) Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA)

Historical parties	Alliance Party All Nationals Congress (ANC) Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) Citizens Federation Coalition of Independent Nationals (COIN) Conservative Alliance (CAMV) Dodonu ni Taukei Federation Party Fijian Association Party (FAP) Fijian National Party (FNP) Fiji Democratic Party (FDP) Fijian Nationalist Party (FNP) General Voters Party (GVP) Girmit Heritage Party Green Party Justice and Freedom Party Lighthouse Lio 'On Famör Rotuma Party National Alliance Party (NAP) National Congress of Fiji National Democratic Party (1960s) (NDP) National Democratic Party (2006) (NDP) Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) New Nationalist Party (NNP) People's National Party (PNP) Party of National Unity (PANU) Party of the Truth (POTT) Parliamentary Organization for Indigenous Fijians (POIF) Protector of Fiji (BKV) Ratepayers' Associations Savusavu Ratepayers and Citizens Social Liberal Multicultural Party (SLMP) Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) Sugar City Ratepayers Alliance Sunrise Party

Historical coalitions	Grand Coalition (2006) People's Coalition (1999) NFP–Labour Coalition (1987) NFP–WUF Coalition (1982)

Portal:Politics List of political parties Politics of Fiji

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