Fiji elections in 2014 'a pipe dream': Samoa PM
- Published: 27/01/2012 at 01:32 PM
- Online news: Asia
Samoa's prime minister on Friday accused Fiji strongman Voreqe Bainimarama of lying about his pledge to hold elections in 2014, saying his Pacific neighbour wanted to retain power "at any cost".
Samoa's prime minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi (pictured here in 2005), on Friday accused Fiji strongman Voreqe Bainimarama of lying about his pledge to hold elections in 2014, saying his Pacific neighbour wanted to retain power "at any cost".
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi said Bainimarama, who seized power in a 2006 coup, was leading the people of Fiji and the international community "down the cassava patch" with his pledge to hold a poll in 2014.
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