Fiji election 2022: what’s happening, why does it matter and will the vote be peaceful?
Fiji goes to the polls in the midst of a strict media blackout that bars any promotion of political candidates or parties
Fiji will hold a national election on Wednesday 14 December, the third since its leader Josaia Voreqe “Frank” Bainimarama came to power in a coup he instigated in 2006.
The poll will mark the country’s third democratic elections under the constitution that was implemented in 2013.