Opposition leader blocked in bid as Samoa s first female premier Pacific islands struggle with female political participation Samoa s gender quota rules under fire after April s tight poll
By Michael Taylor
May 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An impasse between Samoa s incumbent prime minister and female opposition leader could see a backlash against gender quota rules in the small Pacific island nation and stop other women from entering politics across the region, analysts warned.
April s tightly-contested election gave the FAST opposition party led by Fiame Naomi Mata afa - who was bidding to become Samoa s first female premier - a one-seat parliamentary majority until poll authorities gave the ruling party an extra lawmaker to meet a 10% female representation rule.
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