Talk:Flag of Fiji

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Is Fiji still a republic? The article Fiji claims that Queen Elizabeth II is "Great Chief" of the Great Council of Chiefs. Thuresson 14:46, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Unfortunately yes. Queen Elizabeth still occupies a higher place than there so called president though and she is still Queen of Fiji despite his obnoxious presence. Let's hope the Monarchy is restored fully soon and the president is given the boot and his post abolished! YourPTR! 09:37, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

For a more factual and objective reply, Queen Elizabeth has a purely honorary title ("Paramount Chief of Fiji"), and the Great Council of Chiefs considers that she is still Queen of Fiji in a purely honorary sense, but Fiji is a republic with a President, Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda. Constitutionally, the Queen has no function whatsoever, so her being "Queen" in Fiji is essentially a title of nobility; it is not a title within government. Still, it does mean, in a way, that Fiji is a republic with a Queen - a rather unusual set of circumstances. Aridd (talk) 00:41, 10 January 2008 (UTC)