Fiji mobilized its military after the party of longtime leader Frank Bainimarama failed to win a majority in an election this month
ADELAIDE, Australia—, a move that risks inflaming tensions in a Pacific nation that the U.S. has courted to counter China’s inroads in the region.
Mr. Bainimarama’s Fiji First party has yet to concede after the main opposition parties in Fiji, where there has been four military coups in the past 35 years, this week formed a coalition to oust the incumbent government.
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