Freedom Alliance | |
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Abbreviation | FAP |
Leader | Jagath Karunaratne |
Founded | May 2014 |
Registered | 1 August, 2014 |
Dissolved | 2 September, 2022 [1] |
Preceded by | Fiji United Freedom Party |
Ideology | Social liberalism Subsidiarity Internationalism |
Colours | Green and yellow |
MPs in the Parliament of Fiji | 0 / 51 |
Election symbol | |
Banana tree | |
The Freedom Alliance (FAP), formerly the Freedom Alliance Party and Fiji United Freedom Party (FUFP), is a currently deregistered political party in Fiji. The party's interim president is Jagath Karunaratne. [2] The party aims to provide a platform for youth.
The party applied for registration in May 2014 [2] but the application was rejected due to insufficient valid signatures. [3] The party lodged a second application for registration in July, [4] and this was accepted on August 1, 2014. [5]
It contested the general election held in September 2014, but did not win any seats.
In June 2018 the party changed its name to the "Freedom Alliance" [6] following the conviction of its leader for sedition. [7] In October 2018 it signed a partnership agreement with the Fiji Labour Party to join forces for the 2018 election. [8] The party submitted a joint list of 25 candidates, including 6 women. [9] However the joint list failed to win any seats, winning only 2,800 votes.
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