FIJI: Interim Attorney-General clarifies election candidacy

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Updated October 23, 2007 15:45:36

Leaders at last week's Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga showed overwhelming support for Commodore Frank Bainimarama's commitment to hold elections in March 2009. What isn't as clear are subsequent statements by Fiji's interim prime minister regarding who will be eligible to contest the elections.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speakers: Laisenia Qarase, ousted Prime Minister; Aiyaz Saiyad-Khaiyum, Interim Attorney General

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