2021 Samoan Constitutional Crisis: Conflict about the result of the 2021 election
A constitutional crisis began in Samoa on 22 May 2021 when O le Ao o le Malo (Head of State) Tuimalealiifano Va'aletoa Sualauvi II stopped the meeting of the Legislative Assembly from meeting in the aftermath of the general election in April 2021.
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| Date | 22 May 2021 — 23 July 2021 (2 months and 1 day) |
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| Participants | • Members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa • O le Ao o le Malo Tuimalealiifano Va'aletoa Sualauvi II |
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Court rulings had supported the election results, giving a parliamentary majority to the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party, led by Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa. On 24 May 2021, a ceremony was held outside of Parliament to swear in Mata'afa as prime minister. On 23 July the Court of Appeal declared that the ceremony legit.
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