Fiji election: Bainimarama returned as PM in slim victory

Opposition complains of irregularities and international observers note grant handouts by government as FijiFirst party wins 50.02% of votes

Fiji’s prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, has held on to power in a general election, with his party winning a narrow majority.

The Pacific nation this week went to the polls for only the second time since Bainimarama seized control in a military coup in 2006.

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