Samoa

A Tasmanian academic observing Samoa's snap general election says the results will show whether voters are reaffirming the political shift of 2021 or returning to the old order.

A former New Zealand politician says there is a sense of relief in Samoa following snap general election day. Aupito William Sio is in Samoa to vote and support the...

Preliminary election results are still trickling in for Samoa's snap election. Samoa's electoral commissioner Toleafoa Tuiafelolo Alexander Stanley told the media the official count kicks off Monday…

Polling stations shut at 3pm local time (2pm NZT) on Friday, with preliminary results expected at the weekend and official results due from Monday.

Voting has commenced in Samoa, with more than 100,000 eligible voters heading to the polls today to decide the country's next government.

Voting has commenced in Samoa, with more than 100,000 eligible voters heading to the polls today to decide the country's next government.

The country's Health Ministry said cases for the week of 18-24 August had dropped by 19 percent compared to the previous week.

There are 101,981 registered voters for the 2025 general election.

Around 1700 people are expected to cast their votes ahead of Friday's polling day. Audio

Samoans will vote for their next government on Friday in elections that have been defined by soaring cost-of-living pressures, blackouts and political turmoil.

As Samoa prepares for its elections on 29 August, we look back at the nation's prime ministers and the legacies they have left behind.