Fiji calls in military after close election is disputed

Sitiveni Rabuka said his People’s Alliance Party and two others have enough votes to form a coalition (Mick Tsikas/AAP/AP)

Fijian police have said they are calling in the military to help maintain order following a close election last week that is now being disputed.

It is an alarming development in the Pacific nation where democracy remains fragile and there have been four military coups in the past 35 years.