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The Electoral Commissioner Faimalōmatumua Mathew Lemisio said they would face legal action.
Double voting surfaced during the official count for Sagaga 2 constituency that started Tuesday and was put on hold as officials examined the double-voting issue.
The Office said there were 39 instances of double voting.
The Samoa Electoral Commission show votes being tallied during the general election in the capital city of Apia
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It is suspected that those people voted in last Friday s election after casting their vote in the pre-polls that ran in the four days prior.
Provisional results indicate the caretaker Human Rights Protection Party or HRPP is neck-and-neck with newcomer Fa atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi Party or FAST party on 25 seats each. An independent MP, Tuala Tevaga Iosefo Ponifasio, has also won a seat, giving him the likely deciding vote.
2021-04-12 06:35:27 GMT2021-04-12 14:35:27(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SUVA, April 12 (Xinhua) The final and official count for this year s general election of Samoa is currently underway in the South Pacific island nation, according to local media report on Monday.
The Samoa Observer daily reported that according to preliminary ballot counts, the ruling Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) led by incumbent Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and the Faatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party led by former HRPP deputy Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa are tied on 25 seats each in the 50-seat parliament.
The Samoa Electoral Commission has said that the general election, which was held on April 9, is peaceful and also urged patience as they go through the process of the final count.