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Pacific nation Samoa holds general election

Voters in Pacific nation Samoa cast ballots in a general election Friday after the government collapsed following months of political infighting. Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa -- also known as ...
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FAST Party wins Samoa’s crisis election

Official results from Samoa’s early general election held on August 29, indicate the Fa’atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST or “Samoa United in Faith”) Party has secured a decisive victory. FAST has ...
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Polls close in Samoa election after ruling party split

(Reuters) -Samoa held a national election on Friday with the Pacific Island nation's first female prime minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa seeking to return to office in a race against the long-serving ...
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Samoa's first woman leader is ousted in an election following the collapse of her government

Samoa's incumbent ruling party will return to power with a new leader at the helm after the first woman prime minister was toppled in elections that followed months of political turmoil. FAST, the ...