United Peoples Party (Fiji)
The United Peoples Party is a political party in Fiji, whose support base lies chiefly among General Electors - Fiji Islanders who belong to ethnic minorities, such as Europeans, Chinese, Banaban Islanders, as well as multiracial people. Since 2001, its president and parliamentary leader has been Mick Beddoes, the sole member elected from the party to the 71-member House of Representatives in the general election that year, when it won 0.5 percent of the vote. The party claims to follow moderate, centrist policies.
Beddoes is assisted by three vice-presidents, each of whom overseas one of the three constituencies reserved for General Electors. The 2006 conference, held on 18–19 March, chose Loto Feifei (North Eastern), David Blakelock (Suva City), and Margaret Rounds (West Central).
Read more about United Peoples Party (Fiji): History of The UPP, Party Policies, Towards 2006
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