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National Federation Party | |
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Abbreviation | NFP |
Leader | Biman Prasad |
President | Parmod Chand |
General Secretary | Kamal Lyer |
Founder | A. D. Patel |
Founded | November 1968 |
Preceded by | Federation Party, National Democratic Party |
Headquarters | 124 Princes Road, Tamavua, Samabula, Suva |
Youth wing | NFP Youth Wing[1] |
Ideology | Social democracy Third Way Federalism[citation needed] |
Political position | Centre-left |
Colours | Red and green |
MPs in the Parliament of Fiji | 5 / 55 |
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Website | |
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The National Federation Party (Fiji Hindi: नेशनल फेडरेशन पार्टी; Fijian: Mataisoqosoqo ni National Federation) is a Fijian political party founded by A. D. Patel in November 1968, as a merger of the Federation Party and the National Democratic Party. Though it claims to represent all Fiji Islanders, it is supported, in practice, almost exclusively by Indo-Fijians whose ancestors had come to Fiji between 1879 and 1916, mostly as indentured labourers. However, in the 2018 general election, the party recorded a considerable change in its support base due to the inclusion of more indigenous Fijian candidates.