Kreetika Kumar 
[Photo: FEO App]
A review of the Results Management Information System identified that the glitch in the 2022 General Election was due to human error, which was quickly rectified by the IT team.
It was not a system or application error.
Therefore, the Cabinet has been informed that there will not be an independent audit of the glitch during the election.
The focus will now be on strengthening operational processes and introducing preventive measures to ensure greater accuracy and efficiency in future elections.
At 10:51 pm on Election Day, December 14, 2022, the Fijian Elections Office released a statement on the social media platform Facebook, advising the public that provisional results were “temporarily on hold.”
The post generated significant interest online.
Around 2.50am on 15th December, the FEO App was back online, however, the outcome that followed its resumption resulted in significant changes to the provisional results for contesting parties and candidates.
Meanwhile, the FEO informed the Multinational Observer Group (MOG) about the election night glitch.
The MOG’s final report acknowledged that the glitch was experienced with the FEO Results app, resulting in erroneous provisional results data being displayed on the app.
However it stated that this was quickly rectified but created some negative perception issues.
It further said that the incident did not impact the accuracy of the final results in any way.
