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Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's FAST party has held on to the first of the seats being contested after the April election.
The first term elected MP for Gagaifomauga number 2 electoral constituency Vaele Paia'aua Iona Sekuini has secured the seat after the Supreme Court endorsed the withdrawal of an election...
Apia, SAMOA — Police in Samoa may step in over a contempt of court suit against caretaker prime minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi.
With the political stand-off now in its 14th week the FAST party, which won a majority of seats in the April election, is waiting on the outcome of a contempt...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi’s refusal to cede to Fiame Naomi Mata'afa in the Samoa election impasse is pure politics, but the solution will need to be indelibly Samoan, according to Dr. Anna Powles, senior lecturer at Massey’s Centre for Defence and Security Studies...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's caretaker prime minister is one of four top officials served with a motion accusing them of contempt of court. It was filed by the prime minister-elect, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, in the latest twist in a two-month political crisis.
Samoa’s caretaker Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's prime minister elect, the FAST party leader, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, said negotiations remain at an impasse between her party and the rival HRPP.
The parties met yesterday in Apia to try and resolve the stalemate resulting from the April 9th election.
Fiame issued a statement...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's outgoing prime minister and prime minister-elect met on Thursday afternoon (Samoa time) as part of secretly-held negotiations about the transition to a new national government.
However, neither leader would be drawn on the substantive details of the afternoon's discussions.
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Apia, SAMOA — A Court of Appeal decision on Wednesday (Samoa time) may pave the way for the newcomer Fast Party to assume control of the Samoan government.
Samoa's Court of Appeal has voided the legal challenge by a Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) women's candidate, who said she was wrongly...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's head of state has called for reconciliation and forgiveness, in a bid to end the country's political deadlock.
Tuimalealiifano Va'aletoa Sualauvi's has provided his first public comments since he cancelled a scheduled sitting of parliament 10 days ago.
The FAST party, which...
Apia, SAMOA — A large crowd of women singing songs and waving signs lined both sides of the road leading to the Courthouse in Apia where the Samoan Court of Appeal heard yesterday an appeal by the Electoral Commissioner and HRPP candidate, Aliimalemanu Alofa Tuuau.
Aliimalemanu was an unsuccessful...
Apia, SAMOA — In the face of Samoa’s political crisis several dangerously false news items on social media are being widely shared in Samoa. One such post states that China has taken over ownership of Samoa’s Faleolo Airport.
The Samoa Airport Authority (SAA) is a State Owned Enterprise with a...