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The Fiji
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At this current time
Fiji is under a military government. Our Prime Minister
Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama (Frank) has gone under
incredible scrutiny from the commonwealth nations (mostly
Australia and New Zealand) to restore Fiji to democratically
elected government. Frank has stood his ground for, what he
claims, the love of his country and the final elimination of
corruption. Our 2000 coup was a violent one and as Commander
of the military he could have easily stepped in at that time
but decided to help appoint a Prime Minister that, over
time, continued to disappoint Frank by appointing the same
corrupt officials that he helped get out of office in 2000.
After several warnings (to that Prime Minister) Frank
finally decided it was time to take matters into his own
hands and take over in 2006. It was a peaceful coup AND Fiji
is doing very well and has never been safer for those that
want to travel. Frank is organizing the first “real”
democratic elections to be held in 2014 because he says by
that time most of the corruption will be eliminated.
In my opinion he has done an excellent job in spite of the
criticism from our neighboring countries.
A quote from Frank, given at the United Nations, as well as
a point of view from an Australian journalist who spent many
years in Fiji will give you a broader sense of politics in
Fiji. |
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