Fiji’s December election initially produced an unclear result, with both the FijiFirst Party of Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama and the alliance between the People’s Alliance Party and the National Federation Party winning 26 seats each. After several days of negotiations with the Social Democratic Liberal Party – which despite its collapse in support ironically became the Parliament’s kingmaker – a …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, extended his best wishes to Sitiveni Rabuka, the newly elected premier of Fiji. Earlier on Saturday, December 24, Rabuka, the former military commander, was sworn in as Prime Minister of Fiji, ending a tumultuous week in a fragile Pacific democracy. Rabuka's rise to the country's top post Rabuka, the head of the People’s Alliance …
The prime minister, who has refused to concede, said the military was deployed to ensure security. The Pacific nation’s longtime Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama confirmed the move on Thursday, citing unsubstantiated reports of post-vote ethnic violence as the reason for the military deployment. The opposition leader, Rabuka, led Fiji’s first military takeover in 1987 and later served seven years as …
Vote counting finished in Fiji's general election on Sunday but there was no clear winner, and various political parties are now negotiating to form a coalition government. Mr. Rabuka's People's Alliance Party and allies the National Federation Party won about 45% of the vote combined. "We're watching and waiting for what is on offer, then we'll make the decision based …
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