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More doubts over Fiji elections

WELLINGTON: Fiji’s interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama on Tuesday again cast doubts over the likely date for a general election, the Fiji Live website reported.

Addressing soldiers in Suva on Tuesday, Commodore Bainimarama said the election would only be confirmed once the purpose of the clean-up campaign — to completely eradicate corruption — is achieved.

He said some politicians were trying to dictate when the election should be held.

He told the soldiers, who marched through Suva’s waterfront for Infantry Day celebrations, that there was still a lot of work in terms of electoral reforms.

He cautioned the soldiers not to be influenced by the views and agenda of politicians who say elections would solve all the problems.

On the progress of the clean-up campaign, Commodore Bainimarama called on the soldiers to be aware of the daily events and happenings around them. He urged them to also assist as much as they could in the campaign by ridding corruption in their communities and villages. — Xinhua

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