18 Dec 2018

Fiji election rules finally being tested

From , 4:02 pm on 18 December 2018

Having Fiji's electoral system being tested in court will benefit the country, according to an academic.

Opposition parties have challenged the results of last month's general election, won narrowly by the FijiFirst government.

Fiji's Court of Disputed Returns has given government MPs and the Elections Office until Wednesday afternoon to file their response.

However, the opposition faced obstacles in delivering petition documents to government MPs in person as required last week, until the court...

Professor Vijay Naidu of the University of the South Pacific spoke about this with Johnny Blades.

Fiji election result counting

Photo: RNZ Pacific/ Koroi Hawkins