The ruling FijiFirst party is refusing to concede the 2022 election saying, it can only be called after the election of the prime minister on the floor of parliament.
Their general secretary, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, said that under the country’s constitution, the government is still in place and Frank Bainimarama remains the prime minister.
Sayed-Khaiyum—who is also attorney general—told local media the prime minister’s role and the power of the government would not change, until the election of a new prime minister was held on the floor of parliament.
Khaiyum also questioned the validity of the newly announced opposition coalition between the People’s Alliance, the National Federation Party, and Sodelpa.
He said, concerns raised by the outgoing Sodelpa general secretary, Lenaitasi Duru, citing anomalies in the voting process needs to be considered.
Khaiyum said, he looked forward to re-submitting FijiFirst’s coalition proposal to the management board of the party, should it see fit to sit again.
But he said that the final say on who will become the next prime minister of Fiji, will only be determined on the floor of parliament.
Fiji’s president must call parliament within 14-days of the writ of elections being returned, which took place in a ceremony on Monday at government house.
Source: Radio NZ Pacific
