Anxiety amongst Fijians in lead up to Christmas as political leaders continue to disagree over who runs the country

Fiji's political future is still up in the air as the Social Democratic Liberal Party met again on Friday to decide what party it wants to form a government with.

The Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama, is yet to concede defeat after losing the parliamentary majority last week.

It's a tense time for Fijians made even more stressful on Friday when the Social Democratic Liberal Party held a surprise meeting.

"This is a bit of a circus going on here because we've already had this before, however, the process has been questioned by the Fiji first party so they're trying to do it again," said Krish Naidu, the national president of Fiji Girmit Foundation New Zealand.

It comes after the Police Commissioner requested military support, saying there'd been threats against minority groups and fears of planned civil unrest.

But only police officers have been seen on Fiji's streets - no soldiers in sight and the People's Alliance Party deputy leader Lynda Tabuya said it's unlikely there were ever any real threats.

"We ask them to show proof of any complaints that have come to life, so far we've just seen that it's speculation.

"What we see here is [the] Bainimarama government trying to hold on to power at any cost and trying to delay the re-starting of parliament," said Naidu. 

The mood was completely different on Tuesday when Fijians rejoiced after three political parties announced they'd form a coalition led by Sitiveni Rabuka.

"I feel good, good about it, and I feel very grateful and very thankful, thankful to the people, thankful to God for giving me yet another opportunity at 74 to lead this great nation again," said Fiji Prime Minister-elect Rabuka. 

However, Bainimarama is yet to step aside. 

Fiji's had four military coups in the past 35 years. This is unlikely to be the fifth but people are still on edge.

"[It] will create anxiety amongst people and also not good for international tourism for Fiji," Naidu told Newshub. 

Fijians are being encouraged to remain calm and patient and to enjoy the festivities as its political leaders continue to disagree over who runs the country.