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Fijians vote in election between 2 former coup leaders

Fijians voted Wednesday in an election that pitted two former military coup leaders against each other at a time the nation is trying to recover from a severe economic downturn

The Independent UK

Voters in Fiji election want 'skyrocketing' living costs, unemployment and social welfare to improve

Fiji's opposition parties are confident they can beat Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama and win power in the Pacific Island country.

ABC News

Fiji’s Bainimarama vows to respect election result as polls close

Frank Bainimarama pledges to respect result as he faces off with a rival looking to end his 16-year stint in power.

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Fiji awaits election tally as polls close

Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama and rival Sitiveni Rabuka are waiting to find out the results of the Fijian election with polls closed.

AAP

Fijian voices drowned out as seas rise

Villages and communities on Fiji's coastline are facing relocation due to rising sea levels but don't want to leave their ancestral homes.

AAP

Fijians set to vote in ‘toughest election yet’ for Bainimarama

Wednesday’s general election pits two former coup leaders in a test of Fiji’s fledgling democracy.

Al Jazeera

Fiji election 2022: what’s happening, why does it matter and will the vote be peaceful?

Fiji goes to the polls in the midst of a strict media blackout that bars any promotion of political candidates or parties

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Fiji is in a media blackout ahead of the national election — here is what it means

The only hints that Fijians are on the cusp of a significant political decision are the Fiji election office posters up around town, which offer carefully factual and neutral information about how to legally vote.

ABC News

Fijian British army veteran injured on Afghan tour granted right to settle

Ioane Koroiveibau’s case gives hopes to hundreds of other Commonwealth nationals who served in UK forces

The Guardian - UK

Fiji in media blackout ahead of national election on Wednesday

Fiji, a Pacific island nation pivotal to the region's response to strategic competition between China and the United States, will hold a national election on Wednesday, the third since its leader came to power in a coup in 2006.

Reuters

The Fijian settlement consumed by the tide

Rising sea levels due to climate change and a marked increase in the cost of living are hitting people hard in some impoverished areas of Fiji.

AAP

Fiji enters strict election blackout

Political parties and the media have been forced to erase all campaign content from their sites with Fiji entering a strict blackout ahead of polling day.

AAP

Fijian opposition see path to victory

National Federation Party leader Biman Prasad says COVID-19 exposed the prime minister's failings and less fear of military intervention has mobilised voters.

AAP

Fiji election race reaches final stretch

Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is appealing to Fijians for a third term but opposition parties say he's squandered his almost 16 years in power.

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Reason

Brickbat: Everyone's a Critic

A court in Fiji has found attorney Richard Naidu guilty of contempt of court for a post he made on Facebook. In the post, Naidu pointed out a misspelling in a court decision. Naidu had been tapped by the National Federation Party, which is currently the opposition party in the…

ABC News

Fiji's attorney-general, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, caught in extraordinary dispute just a week out from national election

Fiji's elections supervisor has blasted one of the country's major political parties over claims that attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum visited an election ballot printing centre and ordered CCTV cameras be turned off.

The Conversation

As Fiji prepares to vote, democracy could already be the loser

When Fijians elect a new parliament on December 14, it’s likely their votes will be counted fairly – yet the country will remain a conditional and fragile democracy.

The Conversation

Can ‘voluntourism’ outgrow the white saviour stereotype and make a positive change post-pandemic?

As the tourism industry emerges from pandemic shutdowns and border closures, so too is “voluntourism”, the sometimes controversial combination of overseas volunteer work and more traditional tourist experiences.

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Fijian politicians take to TikTok to reach 'youth bulge' demographic ahead of national election

Fiji's national election is only two weeks away and the leaders of three of the major parties have taken to TikTok to campaign — with varying degrees of commitment.

The Conversation

Underpaid at home, vulnerable abroad: how seasonal job schemes are draining Pacific nations of vital workers

The economic impact of COVID on Pacific Island states, combined with major labour shortages in Australia and New Zealand, has created a perfect storm. A mass exodus means Pacific nations are now losing crucial workers at such volume that their own development prospects are being undermined.

The Guardian - AU

The Fijian island being strangled by vines

Vanua Levu is being overrun by invasive vines – and the increasing number of natural disasters, brought on by climate change, is only making things worse

ABC News

It took a trip to Australia to find her true self. Now Divina Loloma wants to be Fiji's first transgender politician

Divina Loloma is vying to become Fiji's first transgender politician and says she wants to focus on providing economic empowerment to young and marginalised people in her country.

France 24

Pacific Island countries fight to ensure future before rising sea levels swallow them up

Although they contribute less than 0.03% of the world’s total carbon emissions, the Pacific Islands are at the front line of the climate crisis. Entire countries could be submerged under water within the next two to three decades. How are these island states fighting for their survival?

ABC News

Labour schemes drawing nurses from across Pacific to lower-qualified aged care jobs in Australia, New Zealand

An exodus of over-qualified Pacific Island nurses who are taking up aged care jobs in countries such as Australia has experts concerned the "brain drain" is leaving critical gaps in the region's healthcare systems.

Irish Mirror

What time and TV channel is Ireland v Australia on today?

Farrell has unsurprisingly named his strongest possible team for the match, making eight personnel changes from the victory over Fiji last weekend

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