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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 ]
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
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 ...
Politics of Samoa takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic state whereby the Prime Minister of Samoa is the head of government.Existing alongside the country's Western-styled political system is the faʻamatai chiefly system of socio-political governance and organisation, central to understanding Samoa's political system.
The People's Party (TPP) is a Samoan political party. It was founded in July 2008 [ 1 ] by campaigners from People Against Switching Sides, [ 2 ] protesting against legislation aimed at changing the side of the road driven on (from right to left).
The modern government of Samoa exists on a national level alongside the country's fa'amatai indigenous chiefly system of governance and social organisation. [3] In his or her own right, the O le Ao o le Malo can summon and call together the Legislative Assembly, and can prorogue or dissolve Parliament, in order to either end a parliamentary ...
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.
Samoan Democratic United Party politicians (8 P) Samoan National Development Party politicians (7 P) Samoan United Independents Political Party politicians (1 P)