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This Wednesday, the Fijian opposition of Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) boycotted the address to the Fijian Parliament by visiting the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for which Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama apologized describing it as an “inexcusable behavior”. Narendra Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Fiji after thirty three years and is the first foreign leader to address its Parliament.
At the special session of Parliament before Modi’s address, Bainimarama apologized for the boycott by the oppostition. “Unfortunately, the Opposition has chosen to boycott this session to protest what they mistakenly believe was an attempt to exclude them from these meetings by boycotting this session. Nothing could be farther from the truth,” said Bainmarama, “I apologise to you, Prime Minister Modi, on behalf of the people of Fiji, for this inexcusable behaviour, which does not have anything to do with the relations between our countries. It only shows that some of us have some lessons to learn about democracy, statecraft, and nationhood.”
According to Zee News, earlier, the SODEPLA leader Ro Teimumu Kepa told Fiji media that she was disappointed to hear that the Fiji prime minister’s vote of thanks would not include any mention of her as the Leader of Opposition. In turn, the 15 SODELPA members in Fiji’s newly elected Parliament said they would not attend the parliamentary sitting to hear Modi give his speech.
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