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On 1 August 2005, Bole called for a review of Fiji's electoral system to represent all races proportionally in the House of
Representatives. This would, he said, get rid of the antagonistic racial politics that have characterized Fiji for many years. The common voters' role was
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held to restore democracy in 1992, and was subsequently appointed
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which ruled the country from 1967 to 1987. Bole went on to assume a leading role as a spokesman for the new party, and unsuccessfully contested the
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