'People want him back': Sayed-Khaiyum says Bainimarama could stand in 2026

'People want him back': Sayed-Khaiyum says Bainimarama could stand in 2026

"There is a groundswell of support. Whenever we walk down the street, people reach out and say the country needs him."

‘People want him back’: Sayed-Khaiyum says Bainimarama could stand in 2026

Convicted former Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama could contest the general election next year, his right-hand man claims. Bainimarama, who originally seized power in a military revolt in 2006, now wants his corruption conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum told RNZ Pacific this would allow the former military leader to contest the 2026 general election. “Many Fijian people want him back,” Sayed-Khaiyum, who was wi…