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Fiji Says Election Boundaries Will Be Ready For 2009 Election - pacific
Fiji Says Election Boundaries Will Be Ready For 2009 Election pacific, HI - The committee was established by the Forum and Fiji government after the coup of December 2006 with a view to helping the country move back towards ... Fiji representation vital at Forum NZ?s Peters awaits Fiji input at Forum ministers? talks in Auckland Forum Foreign Ministers to discuss Fiji |
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Bainimarama rules out Fiji election next year (Khaleej Times)
WELLINGTON - Fiji's interim Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama on Friday ruled out holding polls next March, telling Radio Fiji the timetable was unachievable because of the need for electoral reforms.
Forum ministers see no impediment to March election in Fiji - Radio New Zealand International
Forum ministers see no impediment to March election in Fiji Radio New Zealand International, New Zealand - ... the conclusion after two days of talks with Fiji leaders amid regional efforts to restore democratic government following the 2006 military coup. ... |
Pressure on Fiji to keep election pledge (The New Zealand Herald)
Fiji's military government has came under pressure from six Pacific nations, including Australia and New Zealand, to keep a promise to hold free elections next year amid signs of wavering.
Canberra Renews Call For Fiji To Honor Election Commitment - pacific
Canberra Renews Call For Fiji To Honor Election Commitment pacific, HI - ... is also scheduled to participate in the meeting. It will be the first visit to Fiji since the December 2006 coup by an Australian minister, Fiji Live says. |
Pacific ministers heading for Fiji for talks on election - Monsters and Critics.com
Pacific ministers heading for Fiji for talks on election Monsters and Critics.com - Fiji has been ruled by the military since a bloodless coup in December 2006. Fiji's military strongman Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama reportedly said he would ... |
EU doubts Fiji commitment to election deadline - AFP
EU doubts Fiji commitment to election deadline AFP - Fiji coup leader and self-appointed interim Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama wants the electoral system in the Pacific island nation overhauled before ... |
EU doubts Fiji commitment to election deadline (TODAYonline)
The EU has expressed doubt that Fiji will meet a February 2009 deadline for democratic elections and said the "absence of democratic rule" was a cause for deep concern.
EU doubts Fiji commitment to election deadline (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The European Union expressed doubt Saturday that Fiji will meet a February 2009 deadline for democratic elections and said the "absence of democratic rule" was a cause for deep concern.
EU DOUBTS FIJI COMMITMENT TO ELECTION DEADLINE (Tocqueville Connection)
SUVA, July 12, 2008 (AFP) - The European Union expressed doubt Saturday that Fiji will meet a February 2009 deadline for democratic elections and said the "absence of democratic rule" was a cause for deep concern.
Pacific ministers heading for Fiji for talks on election (EARTHtimes.org)
Wellington - Foreign ministers of six Pacific countries will go to Fiji next week for talks on the prospect of a new election, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced on Thursday. Fiji has been ruled by the military since a bloodless co...
Who said election is not our solution?
A free and fair election is the best possible way of screening who takes the political leadership of our country. While general elections may not be the perfect solution, it is the best yet developed by men. In the process, the cream does indeed rise to the top. Take for example, our Fiji Experience. Laisenia?s SDL had been in power from 2001 until they were forced out with a gun pointed over their head in November 2006. Back-tracking a bit, from 2001 till 2006 Mahendra Chaudary and later on
Pacific states lobby Fiji over election (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
South Pacific states are trying to reopen dialogue with Fiji about returning to democracy.
Pacific states lobby Fiji over election (The West Australian)
South Pacific states are trying to reopen dialogue with Fiji about returning to democracy. The move comes just days after the coup-prone nation withdrew from a regional bloc that is pressing for elections early next year.
Election delay talk angers Peters - Fiji Times
 Fijivillage | Election delay talk angers Peters Fiji Times, Fiji - WELLINGTON: Fiji's interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama has angered New Zealand's foreign minister Winston Peters with new talk that ... When truth causes verbal woes |
Bainimarama Tells EU Group Fiji Election May Be Delayed - pacific
Bainimarama Tells EU Group Fiji Election May Be Delayed pacific, HI - ... of the 2006 coup, had to be held before the poll ? and this can only happen with engagement from groups in Fiji, the international community and donors. ... |
We may postpone promised election, Fiji leader tells EU (The New Zealand Herald)
Fiji's self-appointed Prime Minister has told a European Union delegation that next year's election could be delayed by his plans to change his country's electoral system.
New Zealand tells Fiji strongman to stick to election plan - Monsters and Critics.com
New Zealand tells Fiji strongman to stick to election plan Monsters and Critics.com - The EU, New Zealand and Australia imposed sanctions on Fiji following the coup in December 2006 and threatened to withhold aid from the Pacific island state ... |
New Zealand tells Fiji strongman to stick to election plan (EARTHtimes.org)
Wellington - New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters told Fiji military strongman Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama, who seized power in a bloodless coup 18 months ago, on Wednesday that he must honour his promise to hold free elections by March next ye...
Election not ?magic cure? to Fiji?s ills: Naidu - fijilive.com (subscription)
Election not ?magic cure? to Fiji?s ills: Naidu fijilive.com (subscription), Fiji - ?You have a coup, everything changes, nobody knows what the law is, and nobody knows what the rules are.? During the panel discussion on Saturday, ... |