Youths are lawmakers for a day

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Speaker of Parliament, Filimone Jitoko pictured with parliamentarians and youth parliamentarians during the 2025 Fiji Youth Parliament conference at the Pacific Islands Forums Secretariat bure in Suva on Wedbesday, Sep 10, 2025. Picture: JONACANI LALAKOABU

After a lapse of nearly a decade, the 2025 Fiji Youth Parliament is back, giving Fijian youths a platform to experience what a day in the life of a lawmaker feels like.

From experiencing parliamentary procedures firsthand, engaging in debates, and raising issues that affect local youths, the four-day program will give the 58 participants an opportunity to be the voice of their colleagues, friends, and community.

On the last day, the youths will simulate a full parliamentary sitting to debate youth-centric issues, where they will deliver speeches and participate in simulated legislative processes.