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How did Fiji’s 2013 constitution change the structure of Parliament?
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Fiji’s 2013 constitution significantly altered the structure of the national legislature by establishing a unicameral, 50-member Parliament.
This change moved the country away from the previous bicameral system, which had featured both a House of Representatives and a Senate. Under the current framework, members are elected to four-year terms through proportional representation based on universal adult suffrage. Additionally, the constitution allows for the total number of parliamentary seats to fluctuate in proportion to the country's population size.1