Samoa had its own form of democracy millenniums before the Europeans came, and it is still alive and well. For instance, every heir has a right and say in the selection of the Matai-head of the family. And no law is activated unless the Village Council of Chiefs has first debated it and give its .
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The Prime Minister of Samoa, the Hon Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and the Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, have called for stronger efforts to address the gender imbalance in leadership.