Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding equal right to vote?  Statements: I. Until 2016, in Saudi Arabia women did not have the right to vote.  II. In Fiji, the vote of an indigenous Fiji has more value than that of an Indian-Fijian.

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding equal right to vote?  Statements: I. Until 2016, in Saudi Arabia women did not have the right to vote.  II. In Fiji, the vote of an indigenous Fiji has more value than that of an Indian-Fijian. Correct Answer Only II

The correct answer is In Fiji, the vote of an indigenous Fiji has more value than that of an Indian-Fijian.

Key Points

  • The electoral system of Fiji is such that the value of vote an Indigenous (native) Fiji has more value than that of an Indian-Fijian because following two military coups in 1987, the national constituencies were abolished under pressure from Fijian ethnic-nationalists.
  • Who opposed allowing non-indigenous electors to vote for an indigenous representative.

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