Dr. Alumita Durutalo, a political scientist at the University of the South Pacific, said in order to stabilize political governance in Melanesia, the roots of conflict must be resolved first.
She said in the case of Fiji, political conflicts haven’t been properly resolved since the first coup in 1987.
Durutalo said instead of constantly pushing for elections, Australia and New Zealand could help Fiji more by assisting to establish good political, economic and social governance.
