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This article lists political parties in Samoa. As of 2020 [update] , Samoa has six officially recognized political parties , the ruling Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party, the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), the Tautua Samoa Party, the Samoa First Party, and the Samoa National Democratic Party. [ 1 ]
The Samoa Democratic United Party, led by Le Mamea Ropati, is the main opposition. Other political parties are the Samoa Party, the Christian Party, and the Samoa Progressive Political Party. The March 2006 elections were again won by the HRPP by an even larger margin than 2001.
At the national level, Samoa elects a legislature.The Fono or Legislative Assembly has 51 members elected for a five-year term from 51 electoral constituencies. Prior to 2019, the Legislative Assembly has 49 members, 47 members out of the matai (traditional heads of families) six of whom are elected from two-seat constituencies and 35 from single-seat constituencies, and 2 members by the non ...
S. Samoa All People's Party; Samoa First Party; Samoa Liberal Party; Samoa National Democratic Party; Samoa Party; Samoa Progressive Political Party; Samoan branch of the Nazi Party
The party was registered on 30 July 2020, and in August 2020 began announcing candidates for the 2021 Samoan general election. [4] It opposes controversial constitutional amendments proposed by the Human Rights Protection Party government of Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, and supports a two term limit for the prime minister. [5]
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa were elected on 9 April 2021.According to preliminary results, the 51 members consisted of 25 representatives of Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST), 25 from the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), one from the Tautua Samoa Party and one independent.
Samoa Progressive Political Party; Samoan Democratic United Party; Samoan unification; T. Tafaʻifa; Tamaʻāiga This page was last edited on 26 February 2016, at ...
The Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP, Samoan: Vaega Faaupufai e Puipuia Aia Tatau a Tagata) is a Samoan political party. It was founded in 1979 and dominated Samoan party politics for decades thereafter, leading every government until their defeat in 2021. Former Prime Minister Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi has led the party since 1998.