December 21, 2022

Coup by Ballot

Fiji’s opposition parties reached a deal Tuesday to form a coalition government, putting an end to the 16-year rule of Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama of the South Pacific Island nation, Agence France-Presse reported. The minor Social Democratic Liberal Party said it would join a broad coalition...

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December 15, 2022

Winner, Winner

Voters in Fiji went to the polls Wednesday to decide which party would govern the archipelago against a backdrop of rising inflation and questions about democracy in the country, Reuters reported. Wednesday’s race pits the FijiFirst party of Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama – a former coup...

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