The Appeals Court of Samoa has ruled that the impromptu swearing-in of the FAST party as the winner of Samoa’s general election on 24 May was legitimate. As such, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa daughter of Samoa’s first Prime Minister since independence, becomes the first woman Prime Minister of Samoa. The Appeals Court found the 24 May swearing in satisfies the requirements of the Constitution as a legitimate convening of the Legislative Assembly. It added that the previous ruling of the Supreme Court, which did not recognize FAST’s swearing in, relied upon the good faith of other actors who are obligated under…
Author: Kalafi Moala
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Kalafi Moala KUO ‘ikai ke tali ‘e he Fakamaau Lahi ko Justice Cooper ‘a e vili ‘a e ongo Lavulavú ke ‘oua ‘e kau mai ia ki he’ena hopó ko ha Fakamaaú, kā ke ‘omai e Fakamaau kehe ke ne fai e hopó. Ko e fo’i tautapa fakamuimuitaha ia ‘a Lavulavu fekau’aki mo e hopo hia ko ‘eni ‘a’ana mo hono malí, Minisitā Akosita Lavulavu. ‘Oku faka’ilo kinaua fekau’aki mo e tukuaki’i ki he ngāue kākā ‘i hono hiki e hingoa e fānau ako ‘o pehē na’a nau ako ‘i he ako’anga ‘Unuaki ‘o Tongá, ka na’e ‘ikai ke nau…