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Matanitobua was elected as a SOELPA candidate in the
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359:"2018 General Election: SODELPA secures 21 seats"
212:(SDL), taking 85.5 percent of the vote. In the
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336:"Ratu Suliano Reflects on Role of Past Leaders"
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68:17 September 2014 – 13 July 2022
268:"Fiji president reappoints Qarase as PM"
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171:Matanitobua holds the chiefly title of
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798:Fijian politicians convicted of crimes
429:"Former Fiji MP jailed for corruption"
315:. Pacific Islands Report. 31 July 2014
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357:Talebula Kate (18 November 2018).
270:. New Zealand Herald. 28 July 2000
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450:Ashna Kumar (15 August 2022).
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291:"RATU SULIANO BREAKS SILENCE"
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383:Ashna Kumar (6 July 2022).
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231:, winning 3,279 votes.
218:2006 Fijian coup d'état
189:2000 Fijian coup d'état
177:Great Council of Chiefs
198:, Matanitobua won the
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