Yes we can also do it in Fiji and learn from the United States of America.
Those were the words of Fiji's interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama as he welcomed Democrat Barack Obama's victory in the US.
Commodore Bainimarama said Obama had vowed to bring change and in Fiji he is trying to bring a change that will also ensure true parliamentary democracy and eradicate the race based politics and electoral system.
Bainimarama now hopes that the new Obama administration will understand the interim government's aims and objectives.
However, former Leader of Opposition Mick Beddoes said comments made by the interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama is an insult to democracy.
The National Federation Party (NFP) believed that Barack Obama's win is an achievement in the world of democracy and this enormous win overshadows the issue of race.
Party's General Secretary Pramod Rae said Obama's win has given a lot of hope to the people of Fiji as it shows that democracy still rules the world.
When questioned if people in Fiji are ready for a non Indigenous Fijian Prime Minister and President, Rae replied that the people have always been ready for it.
Yes We Can says Bainimarama
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