The Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) is set to call another Special General Meeting to finalise its party resolution on the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2026, despite having already declared its opposition to the Bill’s third reading.
The move is listed as agenda item five for the party’s Management Board meeting scheduled for Friday, November 13, at the Salvation Army Hall in Suva.
According to a notice issued by the SODELPA Party President, the board will discuss a proposal to call a Special General Meeting specifically to finalise the party’s resolution on Bill 32.
The development comes just over two weeks after SODELPA announced on October 24 that it would not support the Bill’s third reading in its current form.
At that meeting, 221 of the 296 members present supported a motion opposing the Bill’s third reading.
The latest meeting notice raises questions about whether SODELPA intends to reaffirm its October 24 resolution or reconsider its position once further discussions have taken place.
The notice does not indicate whether the proposed Special General Meeting would involve a fresh vote on the Bill.
The discussions come ahead of the Bill’s expected third reading during Parliament’s additional sitting week from November 30 to December 4.
The proposed constitutional amendments require the support of at least 36 of Parliament’s 53 members to proceed to a national referendum.
