From Election to Coup in Fiji The 2006 campaign and its aftermath

• Other Authors: Fraenkel, Jon (Editor), Firth, Stewart (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: ANU Press 2007
• Subjects: Elections & referenda; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In May 2006 Fiji held its tenth general election since independence in 1970. In a country with an unenviable history of electoral trauma, the mood was apprehensive if not tense - not least because of controversial public statements against the incumbent Qarase government being made by the commander...