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Former Kiribati President says his successor is threatening democracy

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Former Kiribati president Anote Tong Source: SBS News / Lucy Murray/SBS

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Anote Tong, the former President of Kiribati, says the people of his country are finding the current political unrest very distasteful. He is talking to SBS's Lucy Murray in this exclusive interview

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