Political Career
Bune began his political career with the now-defunct Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV), which he helped to found in 1998. He was elected to represent the Macuata Fijian Communal constituency in the House of Representatives on the VLV ticket in 1999, defeating Cabinet Minister Ratu Josefa Dimuri, and was subsequently appointed to the People's Coalition Cabinet by Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry.
In the wake of the civilian coup d'état which deposed the Chaudhry government in 2000, however, the VLV splintered in the realignment that followed, with various members teaming up with the Fijian Political Party or the newly-formed United Fiji Party. Bune himself joined the FLP, and in the election held to restore democracy in 2001, he was elected to represent the Labasa Open Constituency on the FLP ticket. In 2004, he was elected Deputy Leader of the FLP, and on 29 July 2005, he was elected a Vice-President of the party, in addition to his position as Deputy Leader.
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