 | Ratu Kamisese Mara - Biography & Autobiography - 1997 - 334 pages
...twenty -two members — eight nominated by the Council of Chiefs, seven by the prime minister, six by the leader of the opposition, and one by the Council of Rotuma. The Senate would have special powers over legislation regarding the Fijian Affairs Ordinance and kindred... | |
 | Joseph H. Carens - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2000 - 310 pages
...Upper House or Senate. The Senate had twenty-two members: seven nominated by the Prime Minister. six by the Leader of the Opposition, and one by the Council of Rotuma. The remaining eight were nominated by the Great Council of Chiefs, and they had effective veto power... | |
 | Richard Green - Political Science - 2004 - 514 pages
...Indo-Fijians 19. other ethnic groups three: and Rotuman islanders one. The Senate has 32 members, 1 4 appointed by the Great Council of Chiefs, nine by...of the opposition and one by the Council of Rotuma The prime ministership. but not the presidency, was opened to all Fijians. In addition, the first-past-the-post... | |
 | Stewart Firth - Business & Economics - 2006 - 436 pages
...Senate — which was to include 14 members appointed by the Great Council of Chiefs, nine appointed by the Prime Minister, eight by the Leader of the Opposition and one by the Council of Rotuma — also entailed a multi-party distribution of members nominated by the Leader of the Opposition.... | |
 | Brij V. Lal - History - 2008 - 116 pages
...nominees of the Council of Chiefs, seven by the nominees of the prime minister, six by the nominees of the leader of the opposition and one by the Council of Rotuma. Given that the prime minister and the leader of the opposition included indigenous Fijians among their... | |
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Minister, 6 by the leader of the opposition, and one by the council of Rotuma (the small northern island peopled by Polynesians). 