Samoa Votes in an Election that Will Decide the Fate of Its First Woman Leader
The election follows the collapse of Prime Minister Fiamā Naomi Mata'afa's government after a failed budget vote, with 187 candidates competing for 51 parliamentary seats.
- Samoa went to the polls Friday in a critical election that could decide the future of the Pacific Island nation's first woman leader, Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa.
- Fiamē's dissolution of Parliament came when her budget was rejected during a swift vote in the capital, Apia.
- All major parties have centered their election campaigns on the strain caused by inflation, particularly the affordability of food.
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Samoa votes in an election that will decide the fate of its first woman leader
Samoa went to the polls in a critical election that could decide the future of its first woman leader, prime minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa.
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