Fepulea’i maintains lead for Salega 1 Seat

The winning smiles, Fepuleai Fa’asavalu Faimata Su’a and FAST Party Deputy Leader, Laauli Leuatea Polataivao. 

Staff Reporters

APIA, SAMOA – 16 APRIL 2021: FAST Party candidate Fepulea’i Fa’asavalu Faimata Su’a has maintained his lead by six votes after the final count this afternoon. He led by 15 votes on election night and his lead reduced to six votes after the count of 40 special votes.

HRPP candidate To’omata Aki Tuipe’a came in second, third was the Tautua Party Leader Afualo Wood Salele and fourth was Independent Leumuava Asalemo Tuimauga.

This was the only FAST seat that was in danger of change due to the closeness of the margin.

The Office of the Electoral Commissioner says the writ of the election results will be submitted for signing by the Head of State this afternoon after the final count of the two Palauli seats also won by FAST candidates on election night. Then official results will be announced publicly.

But there seems to be no change to the overall seats with the 25-25 tie between the main parties, HRPP and FAST with one Independent who holds the deciding vote for a new Government.