Fiji voters face nervous wait as coalition talks falter

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 20, 2022 1:12 am

SUVA: Negotiations to end Fiji's deadlocked general electionfaltered on Monday, leaving it unclear which former coup leader would takecharge of the Pacific archipelago nation.

Neither 16-year incumbent Frank Bainimarama nor his rivalSitiveni Rabuka won a clear majority in Wednesday's election, which was markedby allegations of count discrepancies and calls for military intervention.

Viliame Gavoka speaks during a news conference following a Social Democratic Liberal Party meeting in Fiji’s capital Suva on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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