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December 22, 2022
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva Former Supervisor of Elections Jon Apted says that the coalition formed by the Social Democratic Liberal Party with the People’s Alliance/National Federation Party should be able to successfully elect a Prime Minister at the first sitting. He said that with the 2022 General Election over and FFP tied with the ... <a title="‘PM at first sitting’ – Fiji’s former elections chief explains how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/22/pm-at-first-sitting-fijis-former-elections-chief-explains-how/" aria-label="Read more about ‘PM at first sitting’ – Fiji’s former elections chief explains how">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2022
RNZ Pacific Many members of Auckland’s Fiji community say they are “delighted and relieved” by last week’s general election result. Coup leader turned prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama seems set to lose his position after 16 years in office — eight years as dictator and the other half as elected prime minister. An opposition coalition formed ... <a title="Fijian Aucklanders see promise and hope with Rabuka as likely PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/22/fijian-aucklanders-see-promise-and-hope-with-rabuka-as-likely-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Fijian Aucklanders see promise and hope with Rabuka as likely PM">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2022
RNZ Pacific The ruling FijiFirst party is refusing to concede the 2022 general election, saying it can only be called after the election of the prime minister on the floor of Parliament. Its general secretary Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said that under the Fiji constitution the government was still in place and Voreqe Bainimarama remained the prime ... <a title="‘Nothing to concede’, says FijiFirst in wake of contested election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/22/nothing-to-concede-says-fijifirst-in-wake-of-contested-election/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Nothing to concede’, says FijiFirst in wake of contested election">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2022
RNZ Pacific Claims of irregularities in the vote to create a new coalition government formed in Fiji have emerged. Internal disagreements have resurfaced within Sodelpa, Fiji’s kingmaking party, less than 24 hours after it announced it was forming a coalition government with the People’s Alliance and the National Federation Party. The latest turn of events ... <a title="Reports of ‘anomalies’ in Sodelpa vote to go with opposition parties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/21/reports-of-anomalies-in-sodelpa-vote-to-go-with-opposition-parties/" aria-label="Read more about Reports of ‘anomalies’ in Sodelpa vote to go with opposition parties">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2022
By Rakesh Kumar in Suva After 72 hours of negotiations ended yesterday, the Social Democratic Liberal Party finally chose the People’s Alliance party and National Federation Party as its coalition partners ending the 16 years of domination by 2006 coup leader Voreqe Bainimarama. Speaking to the media outside Yue Lai Hotel in Suva last night, ... <a title="72 hours of talks ends Bainimarama era and opens door to Rabuka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/21/72-hours-of-talks-ends-bainimarama-era-and-opens-door-to-rabuka/" aria-label="Read more about 72 hours of talks ends Bainimarama era and opens door to Rabuka">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2022
RNZ Pacific Jubilant scenes in Suva tonight greeted Fiji’s kingmaker party Sodelpa as it announced it will form a coalition with the People’s Alliance-National Federation Party to form a new government, bringing an end to FijiFirst’s eight-year rein. It also closes a chapter on 16 years of political dominance of the 2006 coup leader turned ... <a title="New Fiji coalition government ousts 16 years of Bainimarama rule" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/21/new-fiji-coalition-government-ousts-16-years-of-bainimarama-rule/" aria-label="Read more about New Fiji coalition government ousts 16 years of Bainimarama rule">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
EDITORIAL: By Fred Wesley, editor-in-chief of The Fiji Times It’s the big day today! We will get to know the make-up of our Parliament. The results saw FijiFirst leading the vote count — but failing to gain a majority (26 seats) — followed by the People’s Alliance (21), the National Federation Party (5) and the ... <a title="The Fiji Times: Kingmakers and the big post-election reveal!" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/the-fiji-times-kingmakers-and-the-big-post-election-reveal/" aria-label="Read more about The Fiji Times: Kingmakers and the big post-election reveal!">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific journalist The Social Democratic Liberal Party (Sodelpa) has emerged as the kingmaker in Fiji’s contentious 2022 general election and its leader Viliame Gavoka is in no rush to punch his golden ticket. After a nightmare leadup to the election, with infighting resulting in a massive split in the party, many ... <a title="Last shall be first … Fiji’s kingmaker party considering all options" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/last-shall-be-first-fijis-kingmaker-party-considering-all-options/" aria-label="Read more about Last shall be first … Fiji’s kingmaker party considering all options">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2022
RNZ Pacific The final results of the 2022 Fiji general election are in and there appears to be a “hung” Parliament The make-up of the new 55 seat Parliament — according to the Fiji Elections Office results app — will be FijiFirst with 26 seats, the People’s Alliance Party with 21 seats, the National Federation ... <a title="Fiji elections: Bainimarama’s FijiFirst party fails to gain parliament majority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/18/fiji-elections-bainimaramas-fijifirst-party-fails-to-gain-parliament-majority/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: Bainimarama’s FijiFirst party fails to gain parliament majority">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2022
By Talebula Kate in Suva Former opposition Sodelpa member Mick Beddoes has appealed to the party’s management board to end the 16-year rule of Voreqe Bainimarama’s FijiFirst government. In an open letter on his official Facebook page to Sodelpa vice-president Ro Teimumu Kepa, president Ratu Manoa Roragaca, leader Viliame Gavoka and the management board today, ... <a title="Fiji elections: End 16 years of nation’s ‘bullying, corrupt’ government, pleads Beddoes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/18/fiji-elections-end-16-years-of-nations-bullying-corrupt-government-pleads-beddoes/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: End 16 years of nation’s ‘bullying, corrupt’ government, pleads Beddoes">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2022
By Timoci Vula in Suva The People’s Alliance Party took an early lead in the Fiji general election vote tally this evening with a total of 21,810 votes recorded after the completion of counting from 470 of the 2071 polling stations. The governing FijiFirst Party was in second place with 16,515 votes and SODELPA running ... <a title="Fiji elections: Alliance leads early vote tally – Bainimarama heads candidates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/16/fiji-elections-alliance-leads-early-vote-tally-bainimarama-heads-candidates/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: Alliance leads early vote tally – Bainimarama heads candidates">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2022
By Meri Radinibaravi in Suva People’s Alliance leader Sitiveni Rabuka says he has evidence his party is ahead in the 2022 polls, contrary to the official results posted by the Fijian Elections Office. At a media conference yesterday, he called on the people of Fiji to remain calm and said he would write to President ... <a title="Fiji elections: ‘We have evidence’ People’s Alliance ahead, says Rabuka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/16/fiji-elections-we-have-evidence-peoples-alliance-ahead-says-rabuka/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: ‘We have evidence’ People’s Alliance ahead, says Rabuka">Read more</a>
