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2021 Samoan constitutional crisis
Constitutional crisis following 2021 Samoan election / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A constitutional crisis began in Samoa on 22 May 2021 when O le Ao o le Malo (Head of State) Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II issued a proclamation purporting to prevent the Legislative Assembly from meeting in the wake of the general election in April 2021.[2][3][4][5] Court rulings had upheld 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 makeshift 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 was binding and that FAST had been the government since that date.[6][7]
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Date | 22 May 2021 (2021-05-22) — 23 July 2021 (2021-07-23) (2 months and 1 day) |
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