Samoa candidate eligibility
Apia, SAMOA — The Election Court yesterday delivered a series of significant rulings on candidate eligibility, resolving challenges that had threatened to reshape the political contest ahead of the general elections set for August 29, 2025.
Among the decisions, FAST Party Secretary Va’aaoao Salu...

![Caretaker Minister of Public Enterprises Leatinu’u Faumuina Wayne Fong, who is running under the banner of the new political party, Samoa Uniting Party (SUP), will be running un-opposed after the Election Court made its ruling on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025 (Samoa Time), disqualifying the two candidates that would have contested his bid for the seat. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] Caretaker Minister of Public Enterprises Leatinu’u Faumuina Wayne Fong](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_3440.jpg?itok=3KOMjUoM)