Editing Labasa (section)

==Local government==
Incorporated as a town in 1939, Labasa is governed by a 12-member town council, whose members elect a Mayor from among themselves.  Councillors serve three-year terms; the Mayor's term is for one year, but may be extended any number of times.  Labasa's current Mayor, elected on 28 October 2005 following the [[2005 Fijian municipal election|municipal election]] to the town council one week earlier, is Dr Pradeep Singh of the [[Fiji Labour Party]] (FLP). Leslie Williams was chosen as his deputy, but was replaced by [[Shivlal Nagindas]] on 30 October 2006.{{Citation needed|date=May 2012}}

In 2009, the [[Republic of Fiji Military Forces|Military]]-backed interim government dismissed all municipal governments throughout Fiji and appointed special administrators to run the urban areas. As of 2015, elected municipal government has not been restored. The special administrator of Labasa, along with nearby [[Savusavu]], is [[Vijay Chand]].<ref>{{cite web|title=SAVUSAVU TOWN DECLARED SMOKE FREE ZONE|url=http://www.fiji.gov.fj/Media-Center/Press-Releases/SAVUSAVU-TOWN-DECLARED-SMOKE-FREE-ZONE.aspx|website=The Fijian Government|publisher=Department of Information|access-date=28 June 2015}}</ref>