Freedom Alliance (Fiji)

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Freedom Alliance
AbbreviationFAP
Leader Jagath Karunaratne
FoundedMay 2014
Registered1 August, 2014
Dissolved2 September, 2014 [1]
Preceded byFiji United Freedom Party
Ideology Social liberalism
Subsidiarity
Internationalism
Colours   Green and yellow
MPs in the Parliament of Fiji
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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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References

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  2. 1 2 "Another proposed Political party applies for registration in Fiji". PINA. 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
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