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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, 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.
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Susuga Laʻaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt [2] [3] is a Samoan politician, businessman, and former Cabinet Minister, speaker and deputy speaker of the Samoan Parliament. [4] He is the Member of Parliament for the Gagaʻifomauga No. 3 constituency and is the founder and chairman of the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST ...
Leota Laki Lamositele-Sio is a Samoan politician and former Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the FAST Party. [1] Leota is a statistician, accountant and manager, who served as Director-General of the National Health Services. [2] After running unsuccessfully as an Independent in the 2016 election, he joined the Human Rights Protection Party. [3]
Afioga Tuala Tevaga Iosefo Ponifasio [1] is a Samoan politician, lawyer and Cabinet Minister who has served as the deputy prime minister of Samoa since 2021. Elected to parliament as an independent, Ponifasio became kingmaker following the 2021 election and later joined the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party.
A by-election was held in the Vaʻa-o-Fonoti constituency in Samoa on 15 September 2023. [1] The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the incumbent member Mauʻu Siaosi Puʻepuʻemai from the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) in order to become an independent in November 2022.