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May 25, 2021
RNZ Pacific Samoa’s election-winning FAST party leader Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has been named the country’s first woman Prime Minister, in a swearing-in ceremony her rival called “treason”. She named her cabinet this afternoon in the ceremony in a large marque tent erected on the Fale Fono (Parliament) grounds. Whether this ad-hoc ceremony will be recognised ... <a title="Samoa’s caretaker leader rejects swearing in of first woman PM as ‘treason’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/25/samoas-caretaker-leader-rejects-swearing-in-of-first-woman-pm-as-treason/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa’s caretaker leader rejects swearing in of first woman PM as ‘treason’">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2021
By Jamie Tahana, RNZ Pacific journalist Samoa’s constitutional crisis deepened today with the party that commands the majority of seats locked out of Parliament, but still insisting it can form a government today. The FAST party, its leader Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and a large number of supporters gathered in a tent on the lawn in ... <a title="FAST party locked out of Samoa’s Fale Fono as election turmoil continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/24/fast-party-locked-out-of-samoas-fale-fono-as-election-turmoil-continues/" aria-label="Read more about FAST party locked out of Samoa’s Fale Fono as election turmoil continues">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2021
By Michael Field of The Pacific Newsroom New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has appealed for people in Samoa to uphold its democracy and institutions. Speaking on RNZ’s Morning Report today, she said New Zealand was closely watching events. “We have faith in Samoa’s democracy and institutions,” she said. [embedded content]The scene outside the Fale ... <a title="NZ’s Ardern appeals to Samoans to uphold democracy as crisis deepens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/24/nzs-ardern-appeals-to-samoans-to-uphold-democracy-as-crisis-deepens/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Ardern appeals to Samoans to uphold democracy as crisis deepens">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2021
By Lagi Keresoma in Apia Samoa’s Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal by the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) against the Supreme Court’s ruling that overturned the appointment of a sixth woman Member of Parliament, Ali’imalemanu Alofa Tu’u’au. This paves the way for the sitting of Parliament (Fale Fono) on Monday as proclaimed by ... <a title="Samoa’s Fale Fono convenes Monday as court rules against HRPP appeal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/21/samoas-fale-fono-convenes-monday-as-court-rules-against-hrpp-appeal/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa’s Fale Fono convenes Monday as court rules against HRPP appeal">Read more</a>
