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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 24, 2021
By Sina Retzlaff in Apia Samoa’s Parliament will convene tomorrow as originally planned The Supreme Court has issued orders to uphold the original proclamation, dated 20 May 2021, by the Head of State of Samoa to convene the country’s 17th Parliament following the April 9 general election. The orders of the court were signed and ... <a title="Supreme Court upholds original proclamation in Samoan crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/24/supreme-court-upholds-original-proclamation-in-samoan-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Supreme Court upholds original proclamation in Samoan crisis">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2021
RNZ Pacific An urgent legal challenge against a shock proclamation by the Samoan head of state is being heard in the Supreme Court Chambers in Apia. Without explanation, the Head of State Tuimalealiifano Va’aletoa Sualauvi announced he was suspending tomorrow’s sitting of Parliament. The opposition FAST party had been expected to secure a majority of ... <a title="Samoa Supreme Court hears FAST party challenge over shock edict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/24/samoa-supreme-court-hears-fast-party-challenge-over-shock-edict/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa Supreme Court hears FAST party challenge over shock edict">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>
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May 19, 2021
RNZ Pacific Samoa’s Head of State has agreed to convene Parliament in order to swear in the members elected in April’s general election after weeks of political deadlock. Leaders of the majority FAST party – which won 26 of 51 seats – met with Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aleto’a Sualauvi II today to request that Parliament be called ... <a title="Samoa’s Head of State will convene Fono parliament to swear in MPs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/19/samoas-head-of-state-will-convene-fono-parliament-to-swear-in-mps/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa’s Head of State will convene Fono parliament to swear in MPs">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2021
RNZ Pacific The struggle to decide Samoa’s government is headed back to court, as both main political parties continue to stand firm on their beliefs following a Supreme Court ruling dismissing a call for a second election. The Supreme Court yesterday threw out the Head of State’s move toward a second election to break a ... <a title="FAST leader delighted but struggle for political control in Samoa drags on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/19/fast-leader-delighted-but-struggle-for-political-control-in-samoa-drags-on/" aria-label="Read more about FAST leader delighted but struggle for political control in Samoa drags on">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2021
By Lagi Keresoma in Apia The new elections in Samoa called by the Head of State for this Friday, May 21, cannot proceed as they were not called under any legal authority and is accordingly voided, the Supreme Court has ruled. So concluded the 28-page court ruling delivered by Chief Justice Satiu Simativa Perese this ... <a title="No new elections in Samoa as Head of State doesn’t have power, rules court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/19/no-new-elections-in-samoa-as-head-of-state-doesnt-have-power-rules-court/" aria-label="Read more about No new elections in Samoa as Head of State doesn’t have power, rules court">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2021
RNZ News Samoa is to hear on Monday whether fresh elections will go ahead next week. The Supreme Court heard challenges yesterday to the new ballot called last week by the Head of State, Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aletoa Sualauvi II. Chief Justice Satiu Simativa Perese said the hearing would test the extent of the powers held by ... <a title="Samoa court test case ruling on fresh elections due Monday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/16/samoa-court-test-case-ruling-on-fresh-elections-due-monday/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa court test case ruling on fresh elections due Monday">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2021
EDITORIAL: By the Samoa Observer editorial board The caretaker Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Dr Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, thinks the newspaper you hold in your hands is dedicated to trying to “tear down” the Samoan government but the broader economic progress of Samoa. So, reader, are you subsidising borderline treachery by having paid for the edition you hold ... <a title="Samoa Observer: Silence tears down a nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/10/samoa-observer-silence-tears-down-a-nation/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa Observer: Silence tears down a nation">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2021
RNZ Pacific The decision by Samoa’s head of state to call a second election will be challenged in the courts, as the country’s month-long political stalemate descends into legal quagmire. Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II on Tuesday announced he would revoke the results of the general election held on April 9, and Samoans would return to ... <a title="More twists in Samoa election saga, with more court action likely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/more-twists-in-samoa-election-saga-with-more-court-action-likely/" aria-label="Read more about More twists in Samoa election saga, with more court action likely">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2021
By Lagi Keresoma in Apia Samoa could end going back to the polls should a tie of 26/26 between the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) and the Fa’atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party ensue. The caretaker Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, told the media yesterday of the possibility of a united government ... <a title="Samoa could go back to the polls with a hung parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/samoa-could-go-back-to-the-polls-with-a-hung-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa could go back to the polls with a hung parliament">Read more</a>
