Call to disallow proposed party for registration

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Fiji Labour Party leader Mahendra Chaudhry. Picture: FILE

Fiji Labour Party leader Mahendra Chaudhry believes the proposed Fijians First Party should not be allowed to be registered.

Mr Chaudhry said the name was too similar to the previously deregistered FijiFirst party and could cause confusion among voters.

“The individuals behind the new party were the same people responsible for the deregistration of the original FijiFirst party,” he said.

Mr Chaudhry questioned their ability to manage a political party.

“It’s too similar to the FijiFirst name, and these people couldn’t even run a party properly before,” the former prime minister said.

“How can they be trusted to run the country?”

The Labour leader said the people responsible for this mess should not be allowed to confuse the voters again.