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Samoa: Tuilaepa accuses FAST party of treason following official swearing in ceremony

Samoa: Tuilaepa accuses FAST party of treason following official swearing in ceremony Newshub 3 hrs ago © Photo: RNZ /Watch: Newshub Samoa s caretaker Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has accused the FAST Party of treason following the party s swearing in during a ceremony on the lawns of Parliament.  Hundreds gathered on Monday expecting Parliament to reconvene, only to find FAST Party leader, Fiame Naomi Mata afa, and her supporters had been locked out of Parliament.  So the ceremony took place under a tent on the lawns outside.  But as the ceremony concluded and Fiame sworn in as the new Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, refused to stand aside. 

Samoa s first female leader locked out of swearing-in ceremony

Samoa s first female leader locked out of swearing-in ceremony Joseph Choi © Getty Images Samoa s first female leader locked out of swearing-in ceremony Opponents of Samoa s first elected female prime minister locked the doors of the statehouse to prevent her from taking office Monday in what she characterized as a bloodless coup. The Washington Post reports that Fiame Naomi Mata afa and her followers were not deterred by the bizarre stunt and instead erected a tent on the statehouse lawn where she took her oath of office. The Post notes that this is the latest development in what has been a tumultuous six-week constitutional crisis as Mata afa s opponent, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, refuses to cede power.

Despite a veneer of democracy, Samoa is sliding into autocracy

Despite a veneer of democracy, Samoa is sliding into autocracy The Conversation 17 May 2021, 16:38 GMT+10 The fragility of democracy in Samoa has been on full display in the past month. On April 9, voters used the national election to deliver a powerful rebuke to the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), which has ruled their Pacific nation for four decades as a virtual one-party state. Initially, the HRPP was locked in a dead heat (25 seats each) with the Fa atuatua I Le Atua Samoa Ua Tasi (FAST) party, with one independent candidate, Tuala Tevaga Iosefo Ponifasio, deciding the victor. FAST was formed in protest against the government rushing three bills into law in 2020 that fundamentally altered Samoa s constitutional, judicial and customary frameworks. The stunning election results registered the depth of anger about this legislation and the desire for change.

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