Ganilau has strong connections to the faction of the Fijian chiefly elite associated with his late father-in-law, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, Fiji’s founding former prime minister who died in 2004.

Whatever emerges, SODELPA will seek to shift the already autocratic regime even further to the right, using its position to advance the interests of the iTaukei Fijian chiefly elite, at the ...

The Guardian adds: "Bainimarama's idea then is not merely to move away from Fiji's colonial past but also to break down chiefly power — the source of his greatest opposition. This extends on ...