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Samoa’s First Female Prime Minister Finally Concedes She Lost the Election

After two weeks of silence, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has conceded her party has lost Samoa’s election, while another former PM alleges voting irregularities.
Samoa’s First Female Prime Minister Finally Concedes She Lost the Election
Samoa's newly elected Prime Minister, FAST Party leader La'aulialemalietoa Polataivao Schmidt. FAST Party
Rex Widerstrom
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A tense two weeks in Samoa’s capital, Apia, has come to an end today with the country’s first female prime minister, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, finally conceding her Samoa Uniting Party (SUP) had lost the election held on Aug. 29.

She had refused to acknowledge defeat or make any comment on the outcome since then.

Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.