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Fiji's military to help maintain social order after unclear election results

Fiji's military will assist police in maintaining "security and stability", the country's police commissioner said in a social media post on Thursday - a move that comes after last week's election delivered a hung parliament.

Reuters · Dec 22, 2022

Attempts to oust Fiji PM Frank Bainimarama after his 16-year reign hit roadblock

Coalition parties come together to put up rival Sitiveni Rabuka as new prime minister

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022

Cheers for Fiji’s ‘new PM’ but parliament swearing-in delayed

Fiji’s police force has called for calm and urged ‘all Fijians to respect the political process’ amid power transition.

Al Jazeera · Dec 21, 2022

Kingmakers crown new Fijian PM

Sitiveni Rabuka will become Fiji's new prime minister after securing a tripartite coalition, ending Frank Bainimarama's almost 16-year reign.

AAP · Dec 20, 2022

A knife-edge election in Fiji sees power shift – and a chance to bring back real democracy

When the final election results were announced around 4pm on Sunday, many Fijians, at home and around the world, breathed a collective sigh of relief: the government of coup-maker Frank Bainimarama looked like it had finally been defeated at the ballot box.

The Conversation · Dec 19, 2022

Fiji's kingmaker continues negotiations

Negotiations continue between Fijian political parties over who will form a coalition government after the final electoral tally revealed a hung parliament.

AAP · Dec 18, 2022

Vote counting finishes in Fiji election with no clear winner

Vote counting has finished in Fiji’s general election but there is no clear winner, and various political parties are now negotiating to form a coalition government

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2022

Fiji's major parties look to kingmaker to form government after deadlocked election results

With no political party having won an outright majority after Fiji's election, the major parties are competing to form a ruling coalition with the country's former leading opposition party.

ABC News · Dec 18, 2022

Fiji election to come down to the wire

Frank Bainimarama's FijiFirst government is leading the polls but Sitiveni Rabuka could still take power with a coalition of opposition parties.

AAP · Dec 16, 2022

Fiji Labour Party alleges electoral fraud as Fijians await final election results

Fiji Labour Party leader and former prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry says he has received calls from people who say they voted for him at polling stations where the official results show he received no votes.

ABC News · Dec 16, 2022