Fiji's opposition parties are confident they can beat Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama and win power in the Pacific Island country.
abc.net.au/news/fijians-vote-in-countrys-third-election-since-2006/101770330Fijians have flocked to the polls, with the country's opposition parties increasingly confident they can beat Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama and win power in the Pacific Island country.Voters want "skyrocketing" living costs, unemployment and social welfare to improvePolling closed at 6pm local time,
But the People's Alliance leader also predicted Mr Bainimarama would try to use the courts to hang on to power if he lost. "Of course. Where did you come from? Haven't they got any intelligent reporters from Australia to come and ask me better questions than that?" he asked. "I accepted my defeat in 1999, congratulated [Labour leader] Mahendra Chaudhry and I hope [Mr Bainimarama] can do that," Mr Rabuka said after voting.Mr Bainimarama and his party have been campaigning hard on their economic record, pointing out they have successfully grown Fiji's economy and drawn record levels of investment to the country.
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