Suva:Dec 24,2022: Sitiveni Rabuka, a former military strongman who led two coups in 1987, was on Saturday elected as Prime Minister of Fiji’s new coalition government which will govern for the next four years. According to the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, the 74-year-old Rabuka, alsoleader of the People’s Alliance (PA) party, received 28 votes during the first sitting of Parliament earlier in the day while the FijiFirst party (FFP) leader and incumbent Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama gained 27 votes, reports Xinhua news agency.
In this year’s general elections, which were held on December 14, the FFP gained 26 seats, the PA won 21 seats, its partner National Federation Party (NFP) secured five seats and the the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) captured three seats. Under Fiji’s electoral system, a party can form a government if it wins 28 seats or more in the 55-member Parliament.
Two-time coup leader Sitiveni Rabuka elected Fiji’s new PM
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