16 Dec 2022

Fiji opposition party leaders want vote counting halted

From Morning Report, 8:18 am on 16 December 2022

To Fiji where a group of opposition party leaders are calling for a halt to the counting of votes from Wednesday's general election, and an audit of the country's electoral system.

It comes after provisional results showing a clear lead for the opposition People's Alliance Party were halted, due to what officials are describing as a glitch in the system. 

A vote counting app was taken offline for several hours and then restarted, which then showed an almost unassailable lead for the ruling Fiji First party.

RNZ Pacific reporter Rachael Nath has more.