Fiji’s strength is in standing together: Seruiratu

Fiji's strength is rooted in its communities standing together, according to Opposition Leader and People First Party Leader Inia Seruiratu. He articulated that his party respects the ancestral stewardship, culture, and traditions of the iTaukei people while extending equal respect to every community residing in Fiji.

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Seruiratu says the party respects iTaukei ancestral stewardship, culture and traditions while giving equal respect to every community that calls Fiji home.

Seruiratu highlighted the integral role of Fijians of Indian descent, Rotumans, Chinese, Pacific Islanders, and other communities in shaping Fiji's social, economic, and cultural landscape. He firmly stated the People First Party's commitment to rejecting hate speech, discrimination, and divisive politics. The party aims to ensure no citizen is excluded based on race, religion, gender, or economic status.

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Seruiratu says the party will reject hate speech, discrimination and divisive politics, with no citizen excluded because of race, religion, gender or economic standing.

Building national unity, Seruiratu believes, requires deliberate and patient effort, fostering connections from person to person and community to community. People First Party President Joana Koroilavesau added that Fiji's diversity should be viewed as a source of strength. She outlined the party's guiding principles of integrity, accountability, compassion, and respect, emphasizing that leadership is earned through service and trust. Koroilavesau affirmed the party's readiness to pursue honest leadership, practical solutions, and a government that prioritizes listening before acting.

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She says the party will be guided by integrity, accountability, compassion and respect, with leadership earned through service and trust.