Samoa

Analysis - Samoa is waiting to find out whether its longest-serving prime minister will be returned to power or his challenger will become the country's first woman prime minister.

The outcome of last Friday's Samoa election is highly likely to be decided by the courts, even after the final vote count is completed.

Lower Hutt has become the first city outside Auckland with a Pasifika resident district court judge. Audio

The final and official count for the Samoa general election 2021 is now underway.

Samoa's two main political parties are again head to head in the general election after an accounting glitch was discovered by the Electoral Commission.

Unofficial results from the Samoa general election has two independent candidates as the 'kingmakers' in forming the next Samoa government.

3pm today polling places around Samoa closed and counting of ballots for the parliamentary elections got underway.

General voting is underway across Samoa to decide who will govern the country for the next five years.

Pre-polling in Samoa's general election enters day four today.

Redemption and the Olympic dream is fuelling the fire of the Samoa Barbarians sevens side, which is participating in a major tournament in Wellington this weekend.

Many Samoans living overseas can't vote in this week's general election as electoral law requires them to be in the country for six months prior to voting. Audio

After the first day of pre-polling in Samoa's general election, the Human Rights Protection Party leads the preliminary count.

Samoa first female Ombudsman has taken her oath of office after her appointment in February.

Polling booths opened this morning for early voters in Samoa's general election.