Fiji suspended from Commonwealth
Cmdr Bainimarama seized power in a bloodless coup on Tuesday.
The Commonwealth has suspended Fiji’s membership in protest at its recent military coup. This is the third time that Fiji has been suspended from the Commonwealth following coups.
The decision followed a meeting of foreign ministers from Commonwealth countries in London.
The coup, in which military chief Cmdr Bainimarama ousted PM Laisenia Qarase, has already been condemned by the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
It has also failed to win the backing of Fiji’s influential Council of Chiefs and religious groups.
