Samoa has its first female prime minister after a three-month electoral deadlock and political crisis was broken by the courts.
The Pacific nation went to the polls on 9 April, with the Faatuatua ile Atua Samoa ua Tasi party claiming victory over the Human Rights Protection Party .
The April election initially ended in a 25-25 tie in seats, with one independent candidate. However, the electoral commissioner appointed another HRPP politician to conform to gender quotas and the independent candidate chose to go with FAST, making it 26-26. Long-time former prime minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has refused to cede power since the election, saying only Samoa's head of state Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II had the authority to convene parliament.
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