Fiji’s 2022 Election: The Defeat of the Politics of Fear

An election held under semi-authoritarian conditions in Fiji in December 2022 saw a narrow defeat for coup leader Frank Bainimarama’s incumbent FijiFirst Party. This paper looks at the political parties, the campaign issues, and the results. It argues that fear of yet another coup, as occurred in 1987, 2000, and 2006, was a critical factor determining election outcomes in 2014 and 2018, but a credible rejection of that option by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces in 2022 and an opposition campaign that could no longer be depicted as ethno-nationalist paved the way for regime change in Fiji.

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斐济2022年大选：恐惧政治的落败

关键词：斐济, 选举, 军队, 政变, 半威权主义民主。

2022年12月斐济在半威权权条件下举行的选举见证了政变领袖弗兰克·姆拜尼马拉马所领导的现任斐济优先党以微弱劣势落败。本文着眼于政党、竞选问题以及结果。 它认为对于再发生一场像1987年、2000年以及2006年那样的政变的恐惧是决定2014和2018年选举结果的关键性因素，但是2022年共和国武装力量可靠地拒绝了政变，加上一场不能再被描述为族群-民族主义的反对党竞选为斐济的政权更迭铺平了道路。

Translated by Li Guo