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Human Rights Protection Party

Lauofo Fonote Pierre
Apia SAMOA — The Deputy Leader of the Human Rights Protection Party, Lauofo Fonote Pierre, has been declared opposition leader in Parliament. Lauofo becomes leader following Parliament's approval of proposed amendments, entitling opposition leadership to the largest opposition party. Approved...
 Tuilaepa with bow sighting arrow
Apia, SAMOA —  Samoa's opposition has filed a legal challenge in court against the indefinite suspension of party leader Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and party secretary Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi from Parliament. They were both suspended indefinitely on May 24 following a recommendation by the...
Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi,
Apia, SAMOA — The leader of Samoa's Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, and the party's secretary Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi have been suspended indefinitely without pay from Parliament. A formal complaint by deputy prime minister Tuala Iosefo Ponifasio was lodged...
Apia, SAMOA — Double voting surfaced during the official count for Sagaga 2 constituency that started Tuesday and was put on hold as officials examined the double-voting issue. The Office said there were 39 instances of double voting. It is suspected that those people voted in last Friday's...
Fiame Naomi Mata’afa
Apia, SAMOA — The most stable democracy in the Pacific is undergoing a seismic political shift as the country approaches elections next year. Samoa’s former deputy prime minister will run against her former party of 35 years, and the prime minister she served under, when she contests next year’s...
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Apia, SAMOA — A new political party has reportedly been registered in Samoa. Talamua Online reports Samoa's Electoral Commissioner has confirmed the Samoa First party has been registered. A source told Talamua that the party hoped to bring change to Samoa's political landscape and would push to...