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Politics
Dominic Giannini

Fiji waits on kingmaker's decision for PM

Fiji is heading towards a hung parliament with 99 per cent of the vote tallied and no party coming away with a clear majority.

The former opposition Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) is in negotiations with the FijiFirst government and People's Alliance over which it will support in the likely case of a hung parliament.

Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama's FijiFirst party is ahead in the tally with 42 per cent of the vote while People's Alliance and the National Federation Party - which have already said they would join forces - sit at 36 and nine per cent respectively.

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