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Samoa votes being tallied by young woman at blackboard
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's caretaker government has lost another electoral seat in the latest petition hearings this morning. The Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) has now lost a total of five seats and holds 20 compared to the election winning FAST party's 26. Two cases were heard Wednesday, with...
Samoa Supreme Court bldg
Apia, SAMOA — A New Zealand based Samoan academic has questioned the statement by Samoa's Head of State that only he has the power to call parliament to convene Sunday night (Samoa time) the Head of State went against a Supreme Court ruling for parliament to meet by Monday at the latest. The...
 Samoa's Head of State Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Head of State Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II has declared that parliament convene on Monday 2nd August. He made the announcement on television Sunday night (Samoa time) ahead of today's (Monday in Samoa) deadline set by the Supreme Court for parliament to sit after the...
Samoa's caretaker prime minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's caretaker prime minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, is risking jail time as he continues to defy a court order to convene Parliament. The judiciary is warning anyone who stands in the way of its ruling could face criminal penalties. Tuila'epa's announcement Wednesday...
Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
Apia, SAMOA — Another by-election is looming in Samoa after a further two MPs agreed to drop their electoral petitions, this time in the Falealupo seat. The caretaker HRPP government's electorate winner and the FAST party candidate have agreed to drop claims of bribery and treating against each...
Caretaker Prime Minister Tuilaepa Dr Sailele Malielegaoi
Apia, SAMOA — Caretaker Prime Minister Tuilaepa Dr Sailele Malielegaoi says the post election process is not yet complete, and all 51 electoral constituents of Samoa have to be represented at the first convening of Parliament after a general election. Tuilaepa was speaking to Radio 2AP on Monday...
Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi and Fiame Naomi Mata'afa
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Supreme Court has ruled that the FAST party's swearing in at parliament on May 24th was illegal. But it has also ruled that parliament must sit within 7 days, giving FAST the ability to declare government and be sworn in. Currently FAST has 26 seats, while the caretaker HRPP...
Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA —  Reuters is reporting that Australia is urging Samoa's political parties to work together to form a government after a top court in the Pacific nation dealt a blow to a prime minister who has refused to accept an election defeat by saying there was no legal reason to delay...
Samoa Chief Justice, Satiu Simativa Perese
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Court of Appeal has reserved its decision after a request for clarification by the FAST party. FAST narrowly won the election in April but is being stopped from assuming power because its rival, HRPP, is refusing to step down until all election petitions are dealt with. This...
Fiame Naomi Mata'afa
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa continues to wait for the outcome of court cases pertaining to the April election to be resolved after the Supreme Court on Monday met to determine the legality of the non-traditional swearing-in of Parliament held under a tent in the parking lot, after the caretaker PM ordered...

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