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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nick Perry

Fiji parties say election count should stop after glitch

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The leaders of four political parties contesting Fiji's general election called for an immediate halt to vote-counting Thursday after the online results app experienced a glitch and then the next batch of results swung in favor of the incumbent prime minister.

The latest events threaten the Pacific nation's delicate democracy, which has been marred by four military coups in the past 35 years. This election has pitted two former coup leaders against each other.

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