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Sitiveni Rabuka is being sworn in at this hour as Fiji's next Prime Minister after being elected in Parliament this morning against outgoing PM Voreqe Bainimarama, ending 16 years of his leadership. Pictured here with wife Sulueti at their home after voting on Dec 14, 2022.

Sitiveni Rabuka is the Prime Minister elect of Fiji @ForumSEC @PressACP @commonwealthsec @PACNEWS2 @PacIsNewsAssn @ABCPacific @RNZPacific

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Gavoka says they are not rushing the process and has not indicated when the final decision will be made. By law, they have 14 days to do so. The results of their meetings with FFP and PAP/NFP were discussed today and the party has reverted with its counter proposals. 4/4

The party is governed by a management board of over 42 members who will make the final decision. Gavoka says he has no direct say in the decision or negotiations. SODELPA’s negotiating team of six is led by former Parliamentarian Anare Jale. 3/4

#SODELPA holds the three seats that would allow either of the two leading parties to form a coalition government. Following the release of the final results by the Fijian Elections Office, no party meets the legal threshold to form government. 2/4

#FijiElections2022🧵SODELPA leader Viliame Gavoka says they are still going through the process of deciding which political party to coalise with to form the next government. He confirms meeting both FijiFirst & People’s Alliance Party and have made counter proposals to both. 1/4

#FijiElections2022 final results announced this hour by the Fijian Elections Office show that 470,584 votes were valid while 3326 were invalid. Total voter turnout was 473,910 at 68.3%.

Four political parties to represent Fijian voters in Parliament for the next four years @ForumSEC @dfat @MFATNZ @PacIsNewsAssn @PACNEWS2 @PressACP @commonwealthsec @USEmbassySuva @ukinfiji @EUPasifika @ADB_Pacific @UNDP_Pacific @FijiMissionUN

#FijiElections2022 counting has completed and the offical results are being announced this hour by Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem to the media, diplomatic corps and the Fiji Electoral Commission.

People’s Alliance Party (PAP) Leader Sitiveni Rabuka says the #FijiGE2022 provided a perfect opportunity for the people of 🇫🇯 to have a civilised revolution against the Bainimarama Government which he claims had not delivered to people’s expectations. 🔗 https://t.co/4GXhHaEZux

#FijiGE2022 provisional results by top 6 party/candidate as at 7am today. Fiji's election office now tallies final results to be released on Sunday. More details on the now restored FEO Results App which was taken down late last night due to an anomaly in its system.

#FijiElection2022 | The Fijian Elections Office, in a media alert issued just minutes ago, says that it is having some issues with the Results App and has urged the public to refrain from publishing the recent results updates whilst they work to resolve the issue now.

#FijiElection2022 | Fiji's elections office has started releasing provincial results as of 9pm tonight with counting continuing overnight. Political parties are closely. Next update from Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem at 7am tomorrow.

Fiji awaits election tally as polls close @PacIsNewsAssn @PACNEWS2 @ForumSEC @PressACP @commonwealthsec @StefArmbruster @burebasgal @KumarSanjeshni @dfat @MFATNZ @USEmbassySuva @BrianJJonesUK @EUPasifika

#FijiElections2022 | Polls officially closed as of 6pm with counting commencing at the National Counting Centre. Ballot boxes brought into the centre under the close watch of Multinational Observer Group. Provisional results will be available through the FEO app.