President Jioji Konrote subsequently dissolved parliament in accordance with section 58(3) of the constitution, on the advice of the Prime Minister.

[10] An appeal by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption,[11] which could have resulted in Rabuka's disqualification two days from the poll, was dismissed, with FICAC ordered to pay costs.

The 51 members of Parliament were elected from a single nationwide constituency by open list proportional representation with an electoral threshold of 5%.

With the Fiji Bureau of Statistics projecting a population of 886,416 as of 1 March 2017 achieving the same ratio would require 50.73 seats which the commission rounded up to 51 for the 2018 election.

[17] Key dates relating to the general election were as follows: The ruling FijiFirst Party lost 5 seats, but retained a majority in Parliament.

[19] Australian foreign minister Marise Payne congratulated Bainimarama's re-election in an official statement.