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Samoa plunged into political crisis as country s first female Prime Minister-elect locked out of parliament

Share on Twitter Samoa s prime minister-elect was locked out of the Pacific nation s parliament in extraordinary scenes on Monday, as her political rival refused to accept electoral defeat prompting claims of a coup. Fiame Naomi Mata afa arrived at parliament ready to be appointed Samoa s first female prime minister, accompanied by judges in formal robes and horsehair wigs whose job was to witness her swearing-in. Instead, they were barred from entering the parliamentary chamber as police looked on while her supporters sang hymns and called for the results of the 9 April general election to be honoured. Locked out: Sāmoa’s Fiame Naomi and her FAST party gather in a tent outside Fale Fono or Legislative Assembly. Defeated HRPP has stolen the keys to the building pic.twitter.com/LZgvQzpZ3k Michael Field (@MichaelFieldNZ) May 23, 2021

Samoa s PM-elect locked out of parliament, sparking claims of a coup

Samoa s political crisis deepens as rivals both claim leadership Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi of Samoa addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York in 2018. | CHANG W. LEE / THE NEW YORK TIMES Reuters May 24, 2021 SYDNEY/CANBERRA – Samoa s political crisis intensified on Monday as the leader of the opposition party held a ceremony to form government outside a locked parliament after the incumbent prime minister refused to cede power.

Claims of a coup in Samoa as Prime Minister-elect locked out of parliament

Claims of a coup in Samoa as prime minister-elect locked out of parliament Issued on: 24/05/2021 - 04:36 FILE PHOTO: A view of the capital Apia, Samoa, July 12, 2019. © REUTERS/Jonathan Barrett/File Photo 3 min Samoa s prime minister-elect was locked out of the Pacific nation s parliament in extraordinary scenes Monday, as her political rival refused to accept electoral defeat prompting claims of a coup. Advertising Read more Fiame Naomi Mata afa arrived at parliament ready to be appointed Samoa s first female prime minister, accompanied by judges in formal robes and horsehair wigs whose job was to witness her swearing in. Instead, they were barred from entering the parliamentary chamber as police looked on while her supporters sang hymns and called for the results of an April 9 general election to be honoured.

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