Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has emerged as the most preferred choice for prime minister across all age groups and among both urban and rural respondents in the Centre for Democracy and Dialogue’s latest national electoral opinion survey.
The findings, released under Wave 1 of the Fiji National Electoral Opinion Survey conducted in September and October 2026, show Mr Rabuka recording his highest support among respondents aged 65 and above, at 18.7 per cent.
He also recorded 17.7 per cent among those aged 55 to 64, 15.2 per cent among voters aged 18 to 24, 13.7 per cent among those aged 45 to 54, 12.2 per cent among those aged 35 to 44 and 11.9 per cent among respondents aged 25 to 34.
Former Reserve Bank of Fiji governor Savenaca Narube featured prominently across the age groups, recording 16 per cent among respondents aged 55 to 64 and 9.2 per cent among those aged 45 to 54.
Former prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama recorded 7.5 per cent among the youngest respondents, while former deputy prime minister Professor Biman Prasad received 6.5 per cent among those aged 35 to 44 and those aged 65 and above.
The survey also revealed relatively similar preferences between urban and rural respondents.
Mr Rabuka recorded 13.8 per cent among urban respondents and 13.3 per cent among rural respondents.
Mr Narube followed with 9 per cent in urban areas and 8.8 per cent in rural communities.
Mr Bainimarama registered 6.1 per cent among urban respondents compared with 7.3 per cent in rural areas.
Prof Prasad received 6.1 per cent among urban respondents but 2.9 per cent among rural respondents.
Fiji Labour Party leader Mahendra Chaudhry recorded 5.5 per cent in urban areas compared with 2.1 per cent in rural communities.
The survey included 1,210 urban respondents and 462 rural respondents, while the age-group breakdown covered respondents aged 18 through to 65 and above.
The findings provide a snapshot of public preferences for prime minister across different demographic groups ahead of Fiji’s next general election.
The percentages represent weighted shares of all respondents within each demographic group, rather than the share of respondents who selected a particular politician from a restricted list of candidates.
