SUVA, Fiji: Coup leader Voreqe Bainimarama was sworn in as Fiji's new prime minister on Monday, five days after the South Pacific nation held its first general election since 2006.
With official results confirming Bainimarama had swept the election with almost 60 percent of the vote, he was sworn in by President Epeli Nailatikau at a brief ceremony in Suva's Government House.
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