The Fiji government's competition for a new flag design ends today.
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The move to change the flag was announced by the prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, earlier this year when he said Fiji would remove the Union Jack and replace it with a design that symbolises the Pacific nation, not former colonial power Britain.
The parliamentary opposition says the process has been undemocratic.
It said a flag change should have first been brought up in parliament, followed by community consultation and a national referendum.
Mr Bainimarama has told FBC News that the government already has a chairperson for the committee vetting the designs.
He has said he wants the new flag hoisted on the 45th anniversary of independence in October.
