Fiji's election results are in - and no political party has won an outright majority. The Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) now holds the balance of power and will decide who it works with in a minority government arrangement.
The Social Democratic Liberal Party now holds the balance and power.Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has lost his parliamentary majority with the final ballot count being returned.
SODELPA holds just over five per cent of the vote. The other five political parties failed to clear the five per cent threshold needed to get a member elected to the expanded 55-member parliament. But he was quoted in local media firing back at People's Alliance deputy Lynda Tabuya for calling SODELPA a "haunted house" after she jumped ship following the leadership spill.
Should SODELPA side with People's Alliance, it would mark the end of Bainimarama's nearly 16 years in power after taking control via a coup in 2006 and becoming prime minister the following year. Rabuka was then ousted by current leader Viliame Gavoka, leading to him establishing the People's Alliance which drew nine additional members across.
But Rabuka and leaders from three other opposition parties continue to allege voting irregularities and possible fraud.Divina wants to be the first transgender MP in her country after transitioning in Australia
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