Representatives from the Melanesian Spearhead Group, India, Papua New Guinea and South Africa are still to be formalised as observers for Fiji's election next Wednesday.
They are among 22 observers still awaiting accreditation to monitor the elections as part of the Multinational Observer Group.
71 observers have been accredited so far to the group which is to be led by Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and India.
Observers have started work monitoring early voting in several areas of Fiji.
Accredited observers so far are from Australia, Canada, the European Union, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Russia, Turkey and Britain.
The observers are accredited by the Fijian Elections Office to assess whether the outcome of the election broadly represents the will of the Fijian voters.
Photo: RNZI / Sally Round
