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Fiji's Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama, meets with the United Nations in September. Stock Photography.
The small fiery island of Fiji will participate in the elections on Wednesday. The main candidates, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama and opposition leader Sitiveni Rabuka, have already seized power through military coups.
Bainimarama took power in 2006 and made a choice promising to end the "culture of military coup" in the country. Fiji was hit by four military coups between 1987 and 2006. It was early that Rabuka took power, followed by several years of unrest and violent riots.
In this context, the new demonstrations to interfere in the elections caused great concern. No unrest was reported, perhaps because the country's police chief had sent 2,000 police officers to the streets. On the other hand, heavy rains affected the vote.
Local media reported devastated roads and 23 polling stations had to close early and voting time could be extended. Bainimarama's party, Fiji First, won 59% of the vote in the 2014 elections and was presumed to retain power.
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