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The FijiFirst government was elected to another four years in power and the Writ of Election returned yesterday.

The president Jioji Konrote received the writ marking the end of the election period at a ceremony in Suva.

He said it was now time for Fiji to come together after much fierce debate over the past few weeks.

Mr Bainimarama 's FijiFirst party has a three seat majority after losing five seats to the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA).

It won 50.02 percent of the vote and SODELPA nearly 40 percent.

The Seasonal Worker Programme has employed 17,320 Pacific Islanders since 2012 and delivered approximately $US110 million in net income gains to the region.

The report, launched in Canberra, outlined a series of 11 Policy recommendations which would lead to greater benefits across the region from Australia's Seasonal Worker Programme.

The World Bank's Jesse Doyle said this included helping Pacific workers utilise cheaper ways of sending money home, increased participation for women and improved opportunities for countries with lower participation.