Tomorrow first electoral competition since the 2006 takeover and the 2009 failure
Emanuele Bonini
Here we go. For the first time after the 2006 coup Fiji come back to vote. Tomorrow the South Pacific ocean archipelago will (hopefully) restart to be a normal country. After his military takeover in 2006, Josaia Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama, commander of the republic of Fiji military forces, was not able to held the election called in 2009 and Fiji was firstly suspended from participation in the Pacific Islands Forum, and then it was suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations. Now the international community is focused on Fiji: the future of the national will depend on the elections. Main runners are Frank Bainimarama, from his Fiji First party, and Roko Tui Dreketi Ro Teimumu Kepa, from the mainly indigenous i-Taukei Social Democratic Liberal party. «Fiji return to democracy is crucial», said the European Union today through Maja Kocijancic, spokesperson of the High Representative for foreign affairs and security policy for the EU. The European Union, she added, calls for «credible elections» and will monitor the situation on the ground. «With the return to democracy we plan to resume full cooperation» with Fiji, underlined Catherine Ashton's spokesperson.
Following the 2006 military coup and Fiji's violation of human rights, democratic principles, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law, the EU suspended its development assistance to Fiji. Since then, the EU has promoted a return to democracy, the respect for human rights and the rule of law in Fiji via enhanced political dialogue. General election will take place tomorrow, but only the day after will be possible to know what Fijians decided. The Fiji elections office said results should be known within 24 hours of the close of the poll.
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| source: truthforfiji |
Here we go. For the first time after the 2006 coup Fiji come back to vote. Tomorrow the South Pacific ocean archipelago will (hopefully) restart to be a normal country. After his military takeover in 2006, Josaia Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama, commander of the republic of Fiji military forces, was not able to held the election called in 2009 and Fiji was firstly suspended from participation in the Pacific Islands Forum, and then it was suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations. Now the international community is focused on Fiji: the future of the national will depend on the elections. Main runners are Frank Bainimarama, from his Fiji First party, and Roko Tui Dreketi Ro Teimumu Kepa, from the mainly indigenous i-Taukei Social Democratic Liberal party. «Fiji return to democracy is crucial», said the European Union today through Maja Kocijancic, spokesperson of the High Representative for foreign affairs and security policy for the EU. The European Union, she added, calls for «credible elections» and will monitor the situation on the ground. «With the return to democracy we plan to resume full cooperation» with Fiji, underlined Catherine Ashton's spokesperson.
Following the 2006 military coup and Fiji's violation of human rights, democratic principles, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law, the EU suspended its development assistance to Fiji. Since then, the EU has promoted a return to democracy, the respect for human rights and the rule of law in Fiji via enhanced political dialogue. General election will take place tomorrow, but only the day after will be possible to know what Fijians decided. The Fiji elections office said results should be known within 24 hours of the close of the poll.
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