Between The Lines, November 18, 2018
SOCIALIST GARBAGE
The World Socialist Website wsws.org has done its own spin on the General Election.
It headlines the election outcome: “Fiji First Party retains power in sham election”.
The report, written by a John Braddock on November 16, says the low voter turnout was due to widespread disenchantment.
It did not mention bad weather having a direct impact on voter turnout, although it talked about heavy rain and flooding.
There is no supportive evidence to show it was a sham or something close that resembles it.
It is typical of socialist belief based on Marxist ideology.
In short, it is socialist garbage.
POLITICAL COMPLAINTS
When some political parties complained about alleged vote count anomalies, BTL hopes they were not reading the World Socialist Website.
The website has made an outrageous claim that the Fijian election was a sham without giving any evidence.
The Fijian political parties yesterday provided count figures that were different to the official figures, which had been verified and signed by party agents too.
So, what’s going on?
Answer: They were trying to divert attention away from the moment they knew FijiFirst was going to win the election. Secondly, they were trying to cast aspersions on the integrity of the election process. They did in 2014 and they have tried it again this time.
Fortunately for Supervisor of Election Mohammed Saneem, their records are well documented.
His response on television would hopefully clear the air. These kinds of complaints can cause incitement and Mr Saneem has dealt with it professionally and effectively.
