pn767. Samoa's new Prime Minister

NOTE. The new bird in the heading.

 24 July 2021 Apia Samoa. Samoa’s Prime Minister Hon Fiame Naomi Mataafa held a meeting with key government officials at the Maota o Samoa FAST party headquarters at Vaitele on Saturday morning.

“Today, I and Cabinet met with key officials to begin transition of our new government into office,” stated Fiame during her first press conference with the media since the Court of Appeal declared her tent swearing-in as Prime Minister on May 24th as lawful and constitutional.

pn757. Samoa continues to be without a government, but decision probable next week

The contestants: HRRP and FAST leaders, (l-r)

Samoa continues to be without a government but a final decision on which party, Tuila'epa  Malielegaoi's HRPP or Fiame Mata'afa's FAST party, will rule should be made next week.

Samoa looks set to have a final ruling on whether the election-winning FAST Party's impromptu swearing-in as the government will be officially recognised.