The group 16 Fiji First members in Parliament suffered another blow this evening after four MP’s broke rank and voted to support moves to the change the 2013 Constitution.

Rinesh Sharma, Shalen Kumar, Sachida Nand and Sanjay Kirpal voted with the Government side to allow the Prime Minister to table the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2025 in Parliament.

41 members voted for the motion, 13 against and one MP did not vote.

The first reading of the Bill took place this evening and the Prime Minister will come to Parliament for a second reading and debate on the Bill later.