Democracy must wait, insists Fijian military ruler

Fiji’s military ruler says it could be 10 years before he relinquishes power - offering a defiant challenge to South Pacific leaders as they meet to press him into restoring democracy.

Fiji’s military ruler says it could be 10 years before he relinquishes power - offering a defiant challenge to South Pacific leaders as they meet to press him into restoring democracy.

Commodore Frank Bainimarama told troops in the Fijian capital, Suva, today there would be no elections before he changes the constitution and voting laws.

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