 Following this win by the NFU, the regime continued to intimidate its leaders but was unsuccessful, mainly due to support from overseas unions and sugar consuming countries.An indication of the support enjoyed by the NFU was evident in the general elections of 1992.|
1992 election]] when Labour Party candidates, supported by NFU won all but one of the rural seats.The Sugar Cane Growers Council elections were held, for the first time since the 1987 coup, in March 1992 and the NFU won 33 of the 38 Council seats.