On the verge of a new ruling party for the first time in 40 years
- Written by: Tamasailau Suaalii Sauni, Associate Professor in Criminology Programme, University of Auckland
Samoan politics is on a knife edge. After the country voted in general elections on April 9, counting so far has resulted in a dead heat between the two major parties.
This is a stunning and unexpected electoral rebuke of the ruling party, the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), which has dominated Samoa for four decades.
What are the results so...
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