Three of Fiji's four political parties face deregistration if they fail to pay 14,000 US dollars by today amid a dispute with the registrar of political parties.
Last week, the parties were sent a bill through the registrar to pay the Fiji Sun newspaper for publishing their party asset declarations in June.
But the general secretary of the Sodelpa party, Pio Tabaiwalu, says the regime should have put the publication rights out to tender.
Mr Tabaiwalu says the party has laid a complaint with the Commerce Commission.
"It is a breach of our right to choose. The government has predominantly used the Fiji Sun for their advertisements, but I thought since we were the ones paying for the advertisement this time around we would have the right of choice."
Pio Tabaiwalu says he has also asked the registrar to give the party more time to raise the money.
