At a livestreamed press conference on Friday, Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka told reporters "we are not judges" on whether Waqa is a controversial figure. "We received the nomination as part ...

Dec. 24 (UPI) --Sitiveni Rabuka was elected Fiji's next Prime Minister on Saturday after receiving 28 votes in a secret ballot in parliament. The vote ends coup leader Frank Bainimarama's reign as ...

In January, newly elected Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, also chair of the Pacific Islands ... Secretary-General — expected to go to former Nauruan president Baron Waqa — was placed on the ...

SYDNEY, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Sitiveni Rabuka became Fiji's 12th prime minister on Friday, ending a political impasse that had gripped the small Pacific island nation in the 10 days since an ...

Sitiveni Rabuka has become Fiji’s 12th prime minister, ending a tense political stalemate that had gripped the small Pacific island nation in the days following an undecisive election outcome ...

His main opponent is Sitiveni Rabuka, who led two military coups in the 1980s before serving for seven years as prime minister. Just this week, a judge cleared Rabuka of an electoral disclosure ...

Fiji's former prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka has used a wide-ranging interview with SBS News to signal his approach to China's growing influence in the Pacific Island region - as well as changes ...

Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka inspecting the guard of honour during his welcome ceremony at Parliament, Wellington last week. Photo / Mark Mitchell Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka ...

Nauru has diplomatic ties with Taiwan and not China, and Waqa has previously clashed with Chinese diplomats. Nauru's government has not responded to requests for comment. At a livestreamed press ...