Roko Tupou Takaiwai Senirewa Draunidalo is a Fijian lawyer and politician.
13 Facts About Tupou Draunidalo
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Tupou Draunidalo is a former member of the Parliament of Fiji and from 2018 to 2022 was the president of the HOPE party.
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Tupou Draunidalo stood as a candidate for the Fijian Association Party in the 2001 election, contesting the Laucala Open Constituency, but polled only 248 votes out of more than 11,500 votes cast.
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On 30 January 2007 Tupou Draunidalo was arrested by soldiers along with Pacific Centre for Public Integrity Director Angie Heffernan and questioned on charges of sedition.
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Tupou Draunidalo represented lawyers including the president of the Fiji Law Society Mr Dorsami Naidu in various litigation after the 2006 coup, she represented an NGO in an application at the eleventh hour to join the constitutional litigation going to the validity of the 1997 constitution between the elected prime minister and the usurping military commander.
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In 2012, Tupou Draunidalo represented former Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase in his corruption trial.
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In March 2014 Tupou Draunidalo was elected as president of the National Federation Party.
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Tupou Draunidalo competed in the 2014 election, winning 2,966 votes and becoming one of eight women to enter parliament.
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Tupou Draunidalo was taken to the government controlled Privileges Committee who recommended that she be suspended from parliament for the remainder of the term.
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Tupou Draunidalo's seat was taken by Parmod Chand, and she was succeeded in the presidency by Pio Tikoduadua.
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In 2018 Tupou Draunidalo formed the HOPE Party, becoming its leader.
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The party was registered in July 2018, with Tupou Draunidalo leading it into the 2018 elections.
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In June 2022 Tupou Draunidalo applied to become a candidate for FijiFirst.