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Fiji elections: Polls close and early results favour People’s Alliance

RNZ Pacific Polls have now closed in the Fiji general election and results are flowing in. Voreqe Bainimarama of the FijiFirst party, and his main rival, Sitiveni Rabuka of the People’s Alliance, cast their votes at their local polling stations. Questioned by media, they both said they were confident of victory. Bainimarama became embroiled in

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Polls have now closed in the Fiji general election and results are flowing in.

Voreqe Bainimarama of the FijiFirst party, and his main rival, Sitiveni Rabuka of the People’s Alliance, cast their votes at their local polling stations.

Questioned by media, they both said they were confident of victory.

Bainimarama became embroiled in a tense standoff with an Australian journalist.


Bainimarama growls at an Australian reporter.     Video: RNZ Pacific

On being asked if he would respect the outcome of the vote if it did not go in his favour, he responded that he would.

He then asked the reporter where she came from and whether Australia had “more intelligent reporters” to send to Fiji.

Soon after election day, the Multinational Observer Group is set to release an interim statement outlining its initial observations.

Early results in the Fiji general election at 9.52pm
Early results in the Fiji general election at 9.52pm. Image: RNZ Pacific

The group said a final report would be completed as soon as practical after election day, which would include more detailed observations, an assessment of the electoral processes observed, and any recommendations as appropriate.

  • As of 9.45pm (Fiji local time), Rabuka’s People’s Alliance Party had a strong lead with 4450 votes (46.04 percent) in early provisional party votes. Prime Minister Bainimarama’s FijiFirst Party had 2780 votes (28.76 percent). Professor Biman Prasad’s National Federation Party count was 1032 votes (10.68 percent). However, Bainimarama was ahead in the candidate results, leading by 1228 votes (18.75 percent) ahead of Rabuka who held 1714 votes (17.73 percent).

This article is republished under a community partnership agreement with RNZ. 

Fijian election officials at work today for the 2022 general election
Fijian election officials at work today for the 2022 general election. Image: Pacnews/RNZ Pacific


This content originally appeared on Asia Pacific Report and was authored by APR editor.


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