21 Dec 2022

Jubilant scenes after Fiji coalition decision made

From Morning Report, 7:09 am on 21 December 2022

There were Jubilant scenes in Suva overnight as Fiji's king-maker party Sodelpa announced it will form a coalition with People's Alliance, or PA, and the National Federation Party, also known as the NFP, to form a new government.

It follows three days of intense negotiations between Sodelpa and the PA-NFP alliance, and means the incumbant Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama, will need to make way for the alliance leader, Sitiveni Rabuka, who will take over the country's helm.

RNZ Pacific's Lydia Lewis reports.