Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said people must accept that they will have to work with the government to ensure that true and sustainable democracy is achieved in Fiji.

Bainimarama said he is aware that former Prime Ministers Laisenia Qarase and Mahendra Chaudhry have sent out letters to the Commonwealth and the Pacific Islands Leaders Forum.

Fijivillage has received confirmation that the letters were joint statements from Qarase and Chaudhry, saying that they are concerned about the elections to be held in 2014.

They had also proposed that an exit strategy for the military be discussed, the Presidential Political Dialogue forum to resume this month and electoral reforms to be confirmed by October this year.

Qarase and Chaudhry had also recommended to the Pacific Islands Forum leaders that free, fair and credible elections be held by October 2010.

Speaking to Fijivillage, Commodore Bainimarama said from the outset, people need to work together and things will only be delayed if approaches are made to the international community to pressure Fiji.

He said he knows that joint statements were sent by Qarase and Chaudhry to the Pacific leaders meeting in Cairns.

Bainimarama said people like Qarase and Chaudhry should accept that the SDL is out, parliament is out and the constitution is out.

He said constitutional and electoral reforms will take place and there will be no place for race based voting and politics.

Bainimarama said there is a lot to be done and any opposition will just result in delays in what the government is trying to achieve.