Coalition of Independent Nationals (Fiji)
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The Coalition of Independent Nationals (COIN) is a political party
in Fiji
without parliamentary representation. The party won less than 0.1 % of the popular vote. It was originally a grouping of six candidates styling themselves as independents, in the 1999 election
and was led by Prince Vyas Muni Lakshman.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
without parliamentary representation. The party won less than 0.1 % of the popular vote. It was originally a grouping of six candidates styling themselves as independents, in the 1999 election
Fiji election of 1999
General elections were held in Fiji between 8 and 15 May 1999. They were the first election held under the revised Constitution of 1997, which instituted a new electoral system and resulted in Mahendra Chaudhry taking office as Fiji's first Indo-Fijian Prime Minister.-Electoral system:Previously,...
and was led by Prince Vyas Muni Lakshman.