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Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST; English: Samoa United in Faith) is a political party in Samoa.It was founded and is led by MP Laʻauli Leuatea Polataivao, [2] FAST was led by Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa from 2021 until she was removed as leader in January 2025.
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 ]
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.
On 30 July Schmidt registered the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) Party to contest in the 2021 Elections. [19] He ran as a candidate for the party in the 2020 Gagaifomauga No. 3 byelection [20] and was successfully re-elected. [21] [22] [23]
Tautua Samoa Party (2008–2016; 2016–2020) Olo Fiti Afoa Vaai (formerly known as Levaopolo Talatonu Vaai ) [ 1 ] is a Samoan politician and Cabinet Minister who has served as the minister of Works, Transport and Infrastructure since 2021.
The Sovereign Independent Samoa Party (Samoan: Faafaletui a le Vaega Faaupufai o le Pulega Aoao Samoa Tutoatasi) is a political party in Samoa. The party was established in April 2020 and is led by Fesola'i Logomalieimatagi Tepa Toloa. [1] It contested the 2021 Samoan general election. [2] The party was officially launched on 2 September 2020. [3]
The 50 members consisted of 35 representatives of the Human Rights Protection Party, two from the Tautua Samoa Party and 13 independents. [1] When Parliament convened, 47 members joined the Human Rights Protection Party faction and three sat as independents.
A by-election was held in the Gagaʻifomauga 2 constituency in Samoa on 3 June 2022. [1] [2] It was won by Independent politician Foʻisala Lilo Tuʻu Ioane.[3]The by-election was triggered by the death of the incumbent member of parliament (MP) Vaʻele Paʻiaʻaua Iona Sekuini of the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party, in March 2022.