Sitiveni Rabuka has become Fiji’s 12th prime minister, ending a tense political stalemate that had gripped the small Pacific island nation in the days following an undecisive election outcome ...

Rabuka, nicknamed "Rambo," is the head of the People's Alliance Party which formed a majority coalition with two other parties. On Saturday a secret parliamentary vote for prime minister was held.

The minor Social Democratic Liberal Party said its executive had voted 16-14 in favour of joining a broad coalition led by two-time coup leader and former rugby international Sitiveni “Rambo ...

The vote resulted in the opposition -- led by rival ex-coup leader and former prime minister Sitiveni "Rambo" Rabuka -- cobbling together enough seats to form a coalition government. Bainimarama's ...

The vote resulted in the opposition - led by rival ex-coup leader and former Prime Minister Sitiveni "Rambo" Rabuka - cobbling together enough seats to form a coalition government. Bainimarama's ...

Rabuka replaces the imposing Frank Bainimarama ... The two-time coup leader and former prime minister -- nicknamed "Rambo" -- narrowly triumphed over Bainimarama by 28 votes to 27 in a secret ...

SUVA - As a coup-maker turned politician, Sitiveni "Rambo" Rabuka is an ex-soldier and former international sportsman who is poised to again become the prime minister of Fiji after a 23-year hiatus.