Over the past 12 months, interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama had made his intentions known and had made it very clear in interviews with Fijivillage on which way the interim government and the military feel is the best way forward for our country.
A lot had also been said on what went wrong between the Qarase led government and the Bainimarama led military on this day two years ago, as Commodore Bainimarama was the one who appointed Qarase as interim Prime Minister after the 2000 coup.
Bainimarama had said that Qarase was not his choice but he thought in 2000 that the former banker would take the right steps.
He also said they made a big mistake from the beginning when they appointed Qarase as interim Prime Minister.
Bainimarama also dismissed statements by people who are saying that he just wants to hold onto power by taking up the interim PM's post after the 2006 coup.
On elections, Bainimarama said there is no date confirmed as everything needs to be on track first.
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