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- ↑ Fiji Elections Office 2001 Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ PM announces 14 FLP Ministers Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Fiji Elections Office 2006 Archived 2006-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
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