Alliance Party

political party, Fiji

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The Alliance Party was a political party in Fiji that governed from independence in 1970 until April 1987. It advocated for multiracialism. The party's electoral dominance was briefly challenged in 1977 by Fijian nationalist candidates. In 1987, a coalition of the National Federation Party and the Labour Party won elections, but this government was overthrown in a coup. The Alliance Party is listed as one of Fiji's registered political parties in the current constitutional framework.123

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…Fiji was governed by the Alliance Party, which was pledged to policies of “multiracialism.” Its electoral supremacy was challenged only briefly, in 1977, when Fijian votes were attracted by Fijian nationalist candidates campaigning under a slogan of “Fiji for the Fijians”; only factionalism prevented the formation of an Indian-led government.
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…Fiji was governed by the Alliance Party, which was pledged to policies of “multiracialism.” Its electoral supremacy was challenged only briefly, in 1977, when Fijian votes were attracted by Fijian nationalist candidates campaigning under a slogan of “Fiji for the Fijians”; only factionalism prevented the formation of an Indian-led government.
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