Most indigenous Fijian political parties have decided against forming a grand coalition for the August general election.
Instead, they have agreed to share preferences under the voting system provided for in the 1997 Constitution which was validated by the Appeal Court.
Radio Fiji says the decision was reached at the second of two meetings convened under the chairmanship of the president of the Methodist Church, the Reverend Tomasi Kanailagi.
The parties have agreed to discuss a grand coalition after the general election.
Most of the indigenous Fijian parties were represented at the meeting, including caretaker prime minister Laisenia Qarase's newly formed United Fiji Party, the SDL.
But Fijian Association Party leader Adi Kuini Speed and former prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka did not attend the meeting.
Constitution case continues
Fiji High Court judge Daniel Fatiaki will rule next week whether he will disqualify himself from hearing the Citizen's Constitutional Forum's case against President Iloilo.
The Forum has been pressing Justice Fatiaki to withdraw from the case because of his alleged involvement in advising the former president to dismiss the elected prime minister and dissolve parliament only days after last years coup.
The Forum's lawyer, former attorney-general Sir Vijay Singh's arguments have been supported by sworn affidavits from two High Court judges, John Byrne and Nazhat Shammed, who have attested to Justice Fatiaki's invovement in advising the former president.
The two judges also say Justice Fatiaki was involved in the drafting of military decrees purporting to abrogate the 1997 Constitution, a move which was later declared illegal by the Lautoka High Court and the Court of Appeal.
The CCF is arguing that President Iloilo's decision to re-dismiss Mahendra Chaudhry as prime minister and dissolve parliament to make way for the August general election was illegal.
But the case can only go ahead after Justice Fatiaki rules next week whether he will disqualify himself from hearing the case.
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