The Lowy Institute in Australia which has released the independent opinion poll results on Fiji said the result is the voice of the people of Fiji.
The opinion poll said Fiji’s Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has an approval rating of more than two thirds.
Lowy Institute’s Jenny Heyward-Jones has told Pacific Beat that while some may not like what they see in the results, the poll was conducted in an independent manner to find out what the people of Fiji think.
Heyward-Jones said the poll results will now be used for various purposes.
The Lowy poll report stated that Commodore Bainimarama has good support from 66% of the people polled, and 65% of the people believe Fiji is heading in the right direction.
According to the Australian poll, an overwhelming 95% of people support the right to vote in a free election, and around half of the people feel the government is doing a good job making progress to elections.
83% of the people surveyed believe Fiji should be left alone to sort out its return to democracy, and sanctions against the country should be lifted.
96% said the right to a media free from censorship is important to them.
Story by: Vijay Narayan
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Poll result is the voice of the Fiji people
