Rabuka promises change after winning close Fiji election
Sitiveni Rabuka has won a close election in Fiji and is promising change as the South Pacific nation’s first new leader in 16 years
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Sitiveni Rabuka has won a close election in Fiji and is promising change as the South Pacific nation’s first new leader in 16 years
Fiji will have a new leader for the first time in 16 years after a national election resulted in three parties joining up in a coalition to form a government in the Pacific island nation, dislodging Frank Bainimarama's Fiji First party.
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Via Radio New Zealand Frank Bainimarama, left, and Sitiveni Rabuka Photo: AFP / RNZ / Koroi Hawkins - The final results of the 2022 Fiji election are in. The make-up of the new 55 seat parliament - according to the Fiji Elections Office results app - will be Fiji First with 26 seats, the People's Alliance Party with 21 seats, the National Federation Party with five seats and the Social Democratic Liberal Party with three seats. In order to be able to form government 28 seats are needed.
Sodelpa, the predominantly indigenous Fijian and Christian party, also wants Fiji to open an embassy in Jerusalem.