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
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The more liberal democratic National Federation Party added its five seats to the tally while the king-making, Indigenous-focused Social Democratic Liberal Party sided with the coalition after days of deliberations.It means one coalition member crossed the floor and voted against Rabuka and their pick for speaker.
Bainimarama thanked his supporters after the vote, saying democracy was his legacy after rewriting the constitution following his taking power through a coup.
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