10-22-2007, 05:51 PM
Fiji's coup leader has backtracked on promises to hold free and fair elections, saying members of the government he ousted last year won't be allowed to run.
On Wednesday, Frank Bainimarama had told leaders at the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga that he would hold democratic elections by March 2009, accept the results, and allow members of the ousted government to contest the poll.
View full story: http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Fijis-c...40720.html
On Wednesday, Frank Bainimarama had told leaders at the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga that he would hold democratic elections by March 2009, accept the results, and allow members of the ousted government to contest the poll.
View full story: http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Fijis-c...40720.html