Double Voting Surfaces in Samoa’s Elections Final Count

By Lagi Keresoma APIA, SAMOA – 14 APRIL 2021: Samoa’s Electoral Commissioner, Faimalōmatumua Mathew Lemisio confirmed today that some voters voted twice in last weeks’ elections and...

No Urgency in Rolling out the COVID-19 Vaccine

By Lagi Keresoma APIA, SAMOA – 13 APRIL 2021:  The long awaited COVID-19 vaccine arrived last Friday and was scheduled to be rolled out at least...

Official Election Results Withheld Not to Trigger Early Election Petitions

By Lagi Keresoma APIA, SAMOA – 12 APRIL 2021: The Electoral Commissioner, Faimalōmatumua Mathew Lemisio is withholding the release of each electoral constituency’s official election result...

SGE21 Update: Official Count – Day 1

Faimalo Mathew Lemisio, the Electoral Commissioner gives an Update on Day 1 of the Official Election Count.

SGE21 Update: Counting of Special Votes

Election preliminary results inconclusive – postponed to 3pm today

Staff Reporters APIA, SAMOA – 10 APRIL 2021: The preliminary results of yesterday’s general elections remain inconclusive and the count still not complete and has been...

Independent holds balance of power in Samoa’s election

Staff Reporters APIA, SAMOA – 10 APRIL 2021: Samoa’s general election result hangs in the balance and Independent Tuala Tevaga Iosefo Ponifasio will tip the balance...

Media pre-empts election results as official results are delayed

APIA, SAMOA – 09 APRIL 2021: The provisional results of Samoa’s national elections have already been announced on the media as the Office of the Electoral...