Fiji gets ultimatum from forum leaders

Australia and Pacific
Fiji gets ultimatum from forum leaders:

In a coup in 2006, Voreqe Bainimarama overthrew the government of Fiji. Now in 2009, the leaders of the Pacific Island Forum have told him that if he does not name an election date for a new government by May 1st, there will be consequences. They will suspend Fiji from all forum meetings and events and stop it benefiting from funding, technical and other programmes run by the group. Voreqe Bainimaram is resisting the ultimatum because he says that certain constitutional reforms need to take place first, "even if it took 5 or 10 years."

This is important to know about, because it's a very important thing going on in Fiji. Although it's not very near to us, it has a big impact on everyone living there, and of course, if it impacts one person, it impacts all the people. It's also important because it explains a little bit of both sides of the stories, so that we can understand what's going on better and not jump to conclusions when we hear things about it.

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Clara and Uriah