The woman trailblazer set to take the reins in Samoa

BBC News
By Andreas Illmer
image captionFiame Naomi Mata'afa is set to become prime minister
Samoa is set to get its first female prime minister, marking the end of unprecedented political drama in the small Pacific island nation of 200,000 people.
On Monday, the Supreme Court finally validated Fiame Naomi Mata'afa's shock April election win, ending weeks of political stalemate and calling off a re-run.
She unseated the world's second-longest serving prime minister - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi - who has been ruling the country since 1998.
Observers have described the shakeup as Samoa's democracy coming of age.
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