Politics of Fiji - Contentious Issues

Contentious Issues

Most of Fiji's political controversies are related to the ethnic fault line that characterizes Fijian politics. Fiji is one of the rare countries in the world that officially imposes disabilities on a group that constitutes a large part of the population, on the pretended basis of race. It has caused an exodus of the Indians, who until recently formed a slight majority in Fiji.

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