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On 29 January, the party revealed that it had begun talks with the Tautua Samoa Party to form a "grand coalition" to oust the government. [22] Preliminary results from the 2021 election showed the party winning 25 seats in parliament. [23] Independent MP Tuala Iosefo Ponifasio later joined the FAST Party, bringing their total to 26.
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.
The April 2021 elections resulted in a hung Parliament, with the HRPP and FAST each tied on 25 seats, with independent Tuala Iosefo Ponifasio holding the balance of power. . Ponifasio later joined the FAST Party, [4] [5] [6] but in the interim the Samoan Electoral Commission controversially declared the HRPP's Ali'imalemanu Alofa Tuuau elected due to the requirement that a minimum of 10% of ...
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]
In October 2020 he switched his allegiance to the FAST Party to contest the April 2021 Samoan general election. [2] While preliminary results showed him losing to another FAST candidate, the final result showed him ahead by 9 votes, and he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa .
Fepuleai Fa'asavalu Faimata Su'a (born ~1974) [1] is a Samoan politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the FAST Party. Fepuleai is a businessman. He ran as a candidate for the Tautua Samoa Party in the 2016 election but was unsuccessful.
Au'uapaau Mulipola Aloitafua is a Samoan politician and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the FAST Party. Aloitafua was educated at Avele College and worked at the Post Office and Polynesian Airlines before running a consultancy service for the Land and Titles Court. [1]