Samoa s first woman prime minister, Fiamē Naomi Mata afa, is holding the first cabinet meeting of the country s new government today.
Samoa prime minister Fiamē Naomi Mata afa chairing her first FAST party cabinet meeting.
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It has been 109 days since being elected and the FAST party has finally been able to take office.
Ministers have now moved into their new offices and met with their ministries chief executives.
Today s meeting will confirm priorities for keeping the government functioning.
The interim operational budget can meet up to 25-percent of the value of the last year s budget.
Parliament will be called to approve it.
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After a political impasse of over three months since Samoa s election, the Court of Appeal on Friday ruled in favour of the FAST government s validity.
The court found that the FAST administration s ad hoc swearing-in ceremony in late May complied with Samoa s constitution and was legitimate.
Fiame said the three-month political impasse had cost her government a lot of time but they have been working hard behind the scenes, with the new administration s priority now being work on the national budget.
However the new prime minister said the stand-off also presented an opportunity for a review of the constitution.