Exactly one year ago, Samoa went to the polls in a snap general election that brought a change in Government.Samoa Observer reporters and photographers were deployed across Upolu and Savaiʻi to provide extensive coverage of polling, counting and the release of results throughout the election proc...
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By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo
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29 August 2026, 8:00PM
Young people are calling for a stronger voice in the decisions that shape Samoa's future, raising questions about whether current…
More than 6,700 people listed as not having voted in Samoa’s 2025 general election have been asked to report to the Office of the…
Samoans will go to the polls for parliamentary elections on Friday after months of political turmoil
Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt has called Samoa’s SAT$4 million citizenship-by-investment threshold “too…
The judiciary announced two by-elections after the Court of Appeal upheld the Supreme Court ruling for Falealili No.1 and the…
Samoa’s grant revenue plummeted by $78 million in the 2025/26 financial year amid a surge in social protection spending, yet the…
