Articles Tagged: elections

Bloggers, whilst we agree with Dr. Durutalo that Elections are not an end solution to the country?s problem, we still maintain that an elected Government together with a Parliament is the only legal means of enacting any law, which can address the country?s many problems! As for Dr. Durutalo?s claim that political conflicts have not been properly addressed since the 1987 coup and first needs to be addressed before Elections, SV respectively disagrees. For instance, the 1987 coup was instigated b

The Fiji Public Service Commission says it is still a week away from revealing the name of the New Zealander who will be the country's new supervisor of elections.

Fiji's military junta has dismissed pressure for elections before 2014 as futile as it faced a barrage of western calls for a swift return to democracy during a UN human rights council meeting in Geneva.

Fiji's military junta has dismissed pressure for elections before 2014 as futile.

Fiji's military junta has dismissed pressure for elections before 2014 as futile as it faced a barrage of western calls for a swift return to democracy during a UN human rights council meeting in Geneva.

Fiji's military junta has dismissed pressure for elections before 2014 as futile as it faced a barrage of western calls for a swift return to democracy.

Fiji's military-led government said today its suspension from the 53-nation Commonwealth is the price it must pay for its reform of the country's political system, and insisted that it will not hold elections before 2014. And the...

The Commonwealth suspended Fiji on Tuesday after its military ruler refused to meet demands to call elections by October next year.

Fiji will hold elections in 2014 and not next year as demanded by the Commonwealth, the island nation's defiant military leader said Tuesday as other South Pacific leaders gathered for their annual meeting.

Fiji will hold elections in 2014 and not next year as demanded by the Commonwealth, the island nation's defiant military leader said Tuesday as other South Pacific leaders gathered for their annual meeting.

Fiji's been ordered to commit to holding democratic elections in 2010 or risk being suspended from the Commonwealth within weeks.

Fiji's been ordered to commit to democratic elections in 2010 or risk being suspended from the Commonwealth.

The Herald reports : Fiji’s military ruler says the Prime Minister he ousted in a coup three years ago, Laisenia Qarase, would be returned to power if democratic elections were held tomorrow. Yet apologists for the coup insist the Commodre is massively popular. I’m no fan of the former PM, but you know refusing to hold elections until people will vote for someone else is not exactly the most principled reason. I wonder what excuse will be found in 2014 to delay elections again. Tag

CANBERRA, Australia - Fiji's military ruler says the prime minister he ousted in a coup three years ago would be returned to power if democratic elections were held tomorrow in the South Pacific island nation.

By Tony Brenton , the former British Ambassador to Moscow (THE TIMES, 14/07/09): The era of vigorous democracy promotion is apparently over. The “alliance of democracies” advocated by John McCain died with his bid for the US presidency. The “community of democracies” established at the UN by George Bush (with grudging EU support) is broken-backed. The problems we have run into fostering democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan have left a vastly diminished appetite (and capacity) for similar ex