The People’s Alliance leader will take over after he secured the backing of the Social Liberal Democratic party to oust longstanding rival
People’s Alliance leader, Sitiveni Rabuka, greets party workers after securing a coalition to take power.People’s Alliance leader, Sitiveni Rabuka, greets party workers after securing a coalition to take power.First published on Tue 20 Dec 2022 08.38 GMThas ended almost 16 years after he instigated a coup in 2006 and installed himself as prime minister the next year.
Rabuka will head a tripartite coalition between People’s Alliance, who billed themselves as an alternative to the nationalist FijiFirst government, the Indigenous-focused Sodelpa and the more liberal-democratic National Federation party.At a livestreamed news conference, Rabuka thanked the people of Fiji.
Bainimarama led FijiFirst to two democratic victories in 2014 and 2018 but failed to secure a majority at last week’s election. Sodelpa campaigned on free tertiary education, $159m a year for Indigenous affairs and extra protections for Indigenous land rights, saying the issues were non-negotiable during talks.
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