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The United Nations (UN) is standing by as the battle for power continues to rage in Samoa, with Prime Minister-elect Fiame Naomi Mata afa doubling down on her election win despite the outgoing leader s refusal to concede defeat.
The organisation is waiting in the wings to ensure a peaceful transfer of power if caretaker Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, the country s leader of 23 years, refuses to relinquish the reins.
Mata afa s FAST Party won the election on April 9 by a narrow margin, obtaining a 26-25 majority vote - an achievement that made her Samoa s first female Prime Minister.
Samoa's Prime Minister-elect says she doesn't think the accusation of treason by the incumbent leader holds sway, and he is having a hard time letting go of power.