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The Woman Who Unseated Samoa's Prime Minister of 20 years

The Woman Who Unseated Samoa s Prime Minister of 20 years
Fiame Naomi Mata afa (above) unseated the world s second-longest serving prime minister - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi - who has been ruling the country since 1998.
Source: The Pacific Community
Thursday, 20 May 2021 07:28 AM
Samoa is set to get its first female prime minister, marking the end of unprecedented political drama in the small Pacific island nation.
On Monday, the Supreme Court finally validated Fiame Naomi Mata afa s shock April election win, ending weeks of political stalemate and calling off a re-run.
She unseated the world s second-longest serving prime minister - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi - who has been ruling the country since 1998. ....

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The woman trailblazer set to take the reins in Samoa

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By Andreas Illmer
image captionFiame Naomi Mata afa is set to become prime minister
Samoa is set to get its first female prime minister, marking the end of unprecedented political drama in the small Pacific island nation of 200,000 people.
On Monday, the Supreme Court finally validated Fiame Naomi Mata afa s shock April election win, ending weeks of political stalemate and calling off a re-run.
She unseated the world s second-longest serving prime minister - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi - who has been ruling the country since 1998.
Observers have described the shakeup as Samoa s democracy coming of age.
Cracks in a decade-old system ....

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Trans weightlifter set to make history at the Olympics: Elite women athletes are right to feel cheated, insulted -- Society's Child -- Sott.net

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Laurel Hubbard will represent New Zealand at the Tokyo 2022 Olympics New Zealand s Laurel Hubbard is set to compete in Tokyo after the introduction of new rules letting transgender women enter female events. This is an affront to top athletes who spend their lives training to be the world s best.
The decision to allow transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard to compete in women s weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics is unlikely to affect the medal hopes of the world s top-ranked athletes. But it does leave one question unanswered - what the hell is going on in sport?
The
43-year-old will be the oldest weightlifter at Tokyo and first openly transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics. ....

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Samoa's surprise election stand-off, and the politician who will be a king – or queen – maker · Global Voices

Samoa's surprise election stand-off, and the politician who will be a king – or queen – maker · Global Voices
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The Women That Upended Samoa's Politics – The Diplomat

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Samoa is home to one of the world’s longest serving leaders. Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malilegaoi has been in power since 1999, while his political party, the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), has dominated Samoan politics for 40 years.
Despite being 75 years old, Malilegaoi is seeking another term. But the election, held on April 9, with ballot counting ongoing, has upended that and has brought a powerful band of women to the forefront of Samoan politics.
A former ally of Malilegaoi, having served as his deputy prime minister up until last year, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, defected from the HRPP, claiming it was “sliding away from the rule of law.” ....

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