Frank Bainimarama’s 16 years in power have officially come to an end after Sitiveni Rabuka was elected and sworn in as Fiji’s new prime minister.
The Fijian parliament elected Rabuka on Christmas Eve after days of political turmoil with the previous FijiFirst government refusing to concede and the army called in to help police maintain law and order.He won the ballot 28 votes to 27 against Bainimarama.National Federation Party leader Biman Prasad said Fiji had a government that would work for the people.
SODELPA’s management board said the directive to vote for the coalition was legally binding after the democratic vote. Prime Minister and FijiFirst Party leader Frank Bainimarama on his way to cast his vote during the election. His 16 years in power have come to an end.He said he hopes to remain on as opposition leader.
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