Fiji's Unity Party has another candidate approved

Two hundred and thirty four candidates representing six political parties have been approved to contest the country's elections next month, Fiji's elections authorities say.

Fiji's election authorities have so far rejected six candidates proposed for next month's election but parties had until midday today to submit replacement nominees.

Fewer than one in five of the provisional election candidates nominated by Fiji's three major political parties are women.

The ruling FijiFirst Party does not have any competition heading into the 14 November polls, a government minister says.

Fiji's Social Democratic Liberal Party is confident it can form the next government, its leader Sitiveni Rabuka says.