2015 Fijian presidential election

Election of Jioji Konrote 2015 Fijian presidential election Fiji presidential no 2021 Fijian presidential election 2021 12 October 2015 50 members of the Parliament of Fiji 25 Jioji Konrote 2017.jpg Jioji Konrote FijiFirst 31 63.3% Ratu Epeli Gavidi Ganilau Social Democratic Liberal Party 14 28.6% President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau Independent Jioji Konrote FijiFirst Fiji coat of arms.pngThe first election for the office of President of Fiji since the new 2013 Constitution was drafted were held in Fiji on 12 October 2015. This was also the first time the President of Fiji was not elected by the Great Council of Chiefs.2015-10-21 Adventist elected as President of Fiji https://news.eud.adventist.org/all-news/adventist-elected-as-president-of-fiji 2026-05-02 news.eud.adventist.org en Jioji Konrote was nominated by sitting Prime Minister F.V. Bainimarama and the FijiFirst Government. While the Leader of Opptition Ro Teimumu Kepa nominated Ratu Epeli Gavidi Ganilau, Son of the Late Former President Penaia Ganilau.2015-10-12 Fiji parliament elects new president https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2015/10/12/fiji-parliament-elects-new-president/ 2026-05-02 San Diego Union-Tribune en-US Konrote beat Ganilau 31-14.fijivillage Parliament elects Konrote as new Fijian President https://www.fijivillage.com/news/Parliament-elects-Konrote-as-new-Fijian-President-5r2s9k/ 2026-05-02 www.fijivillage.com en The Honorables Prem Singh, Biman Prasad, and Roko Tupou Draunidalo voted to abstain.Archived News: October 2015 https://www.rotuma.net/os/NewsArchive/Archive2015/archive1510.htm#:~:text=The%20Speaker,%20Dr%20Jiko%20Luveni,Draunidalo%20and%20Prem%20Singh%20abstained. 2026-05-02 www.rotuma.net And the Honorable Ratu Naiqama Lalablavu was not Present at the time due to a suspension from Parliament.Rovoi Christine Election of Fiji's new President condemned https://pmn.co.nz/read/pacific-region/election-of-fiji-s-new-president-condemned 2026-05-02 PMN Pacific Media Network en Critics Argue that the president should be a symbol of Unity, And Konrote was a MP and Cabinet Minister for the ruling FijiFirst Government. Results Jioji Konrote FijiFirst 31 Epeli Ganilau Social Democratic Liberal Party 14 1 50 The Fiji Village References Category:Presidential elections in Fiji Presidential