There has been another unprecedented twist in the political crisis gripping the Pacific island nation of Samoa.
The leader of the opposition Fast party has been sworn in as prime minister during an ad hoc ceremony, which her rival calls unconstitutional.
Al Jazeera’s Alexi O’Brien reports.
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#Samoa
Have you had enough
Or do you want Samoa?
Fewmoa
If you’re talking about food, it looks like they’ve had enough
@The Plastolithic Past yup all FAT
Sounds like some western bullshit.
Never let china rule Samoa thru its investments. That is how china will take over nations.
So where it is 😅
Where is this country…p
When you have such questions and a mobile phone with access to internet, you also have the ability to search yourself in something called google maps. Just an idea for the future.
@Rita Gameiro 👍👍👍
In The Middle of Heaven and Earth. The Only Place on Earth where 12 noon and you have no shadow.
@fedoracore321 american samoa was the USAs prize after the 2nd Samoan civil war. USA, Imperial Germany and Britain where slugging it out when a huge hurricane destroyed their warships, which led to the dividing up of the pacific between USA, Imperial Germany, Britain and France
@fedoracore321 Dwayne Johnson is from Samoa not American Samoa
You know its not middle east because nobody is throwing rocks
Dumb comment
U must be from California
Ireland is not in the middle east and they are good rock throwers.
Not rocks, rockets
No we dont do that kind of stuff…only cowards throw rocks…we throw bunches😊 only if neccesary 👌
Ukraine , mynmar. New mate samoa not American Samoa
With lumber as expensive as it is the prime minister of New Zealand has a gold mine in her mouth with those 2×4’s for teeth 🦷 🪵
How about…. working together? Meh, who am I kidding.
O FEA GA MAUA AI GA FALE.FOGO KIOAKA MA LE MAKAGOFIE KAEA ,O LE FAAVAE O SAMOA GA OSI LALO O POU SEFULUKASI LEAI GI PUIPUI ,O LE ALA FOI LEA GA SOIFUA AI LE FAAOLA I FALE LETAUOLOA ,OLE A ?? LOTO MAUALALO MA LE MALOLO FAATAMALII.
You can enter the parliament building if you can pronounce his name correctly 3x without breathing. 🤣
I am working hard, I need your support
Because one people helps another people _______
Bruhhhh 💀
😂😂😂
IN CHINESE WORD ….ZHIMAAAAAA KAIMENNNNNNNNN!!!!
Time for battle .the old ways .prepare for yourself far the Siva Tau war Haka ,Gggghhyyy.hyiii.😝
3rd Samoan civil war! we must protect Samoa from this treasonous woman
ITS OVER
Seriously, recently i came to know they were not good with china and the next thing i know is they are having political crisis
Bingo. Problem is the anti-usa sentiment is so big nowadays that people are blind that China (and any other super power) behaves the exactly the same. There will be more coups to come probably.
I am working hard, I need your support
Because one people helps another people _______ @
Is the “prime minister” taking a page out of Trump’s book? If so, democracy has died in Samoa. I hope they keep fighting.
I’m glad you said that dude. This situation of denying people’s rights to their democratic vote, is nucking futs. Philippines Belarus America Venezuela Russia……yikes
@Ruth Antiaobong democracy is a dead horse and has no place in samoa
@Kaiser Koko 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣😂😂🤦
She is the 1 that just told the chinese to sod off…
Social network Google tutto mondo controls high Court suprim Court economica anche politico tutto il tutto
Loro solo serve soldi
Our Former PM-Kuilaepa, refusing to Step down after losing the Vote in Samoan, on 9th April 2021..
He is a crooked liars reaped off and intimidated, people because of his own violence activities like he owns the Country, go Prime Minister Elect Fiame Naomi Mataafa we need our lands and environment titles with our sea food water, we don’t need Politics wicked game, you were chosen to lead our People,prayers and love
Manuia lava God bless.
Amen absolutely agree 👍
Exactly!
The thugs don’t want a honest government. This man is a thug. Arrest. Him. The thug wants China involved n China will finally own China.
Kuilaepa ga ua aumai le faaiuga ua atoa le 10%malie ia o oe ga ete loo taliaina le faaiuga a le Faamasinoga Maualuga, talia le faaiuga e te saoloto ai.
Wow matua’i mataga le mea ua fai e Sailele ia o sona fale ua loka ai matua’i fia tagata ae e le’o se Tuilaepa po’o se Malielegaoi tainoino noe Go Fiame Samoan loves you Good Luck!!!
Well said absolutely true what a shame the whole world see that 🤭
Leaga e amio puaa. Leiloa poo ai sona tama. Ole ulu elaela
@Line Grant i said that same story about him 3years ago, when I used to have a fb page named
Uaetalepefaavae Sasilipeanaelefanaumai.
@Line Grant Ai ose Savaii le tina ao se Rotuma le tama.ha ha.
GO MAMA FIAME UR DA BEST😎😍😍😍
“THE HEAD OF STATE SHOULD STEP DOWN…HE’S A FOOL.”
“Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
honor is not fitting for a FOOL.” …… PROVERBS 26:1
how dare you call yourself the prophet, heretic and traitor to samoa
@Kaiser Koko so so true. It’s a demonic lying spirit. False prophet propher lying. Nonsense
“SAMOA IS THE PLACE WHERE THE LORD RAISED UP HIS MESSIAH, THE SON OF DAVID.”
Bro what? Says where
That is a lie… The messiah won’t be a pig eating Idolater.
Papa is the best PM Samoa ever had everyone knows that
we must protect Samoa and the rightful PM from this treasonous woman and her rigged elections
Everyone knows communist ruled will never aloud in Christian country especially SAMOA
Kuilaepa’s true color has come out. 😂
Right. Time for him to retire!
Chinese interference
Because former hrpp communist leader too much creedy
Very true.
Kuilaepa is pure Evil 🦹♀️
He must step down majority of Samoa spoke Kuilaepa lost to Fiame No questions
he do that bcoz of CHINA advice
Yeah trying to turn Samoa into a communist island, like his friends from China
He did win the majority of the popular vote though
@Mindie Zara
Like AmeriKKKa🇺🇸
Worst than communism
He won 55% of the popular vote, which is probably another reason he is so annoyed. Fiame’s govt were voted in by only 37% of the voters.
rigged elections and treason! arm shipments are on the way. it is war!
Democracy under threat in so many countries
No this is different from Trump votes was stolen by the Democrats controlled state elections and also add more votes for sleepy Joe Biden. Majority of Americans voted for Trump.
FFS
China is behind this
Filthy western backed slaves… No such thing as democracy … Slavery
I’ll bet you my bottom dollar that the CCP has something to do with this!
The solution is simple……get rid of all controls by the CCP and re-take back your country from them!
I heard Tuilaepa is moving with his family and the head of state to Wuhan hahaha
Oh well really I hope they all swept to the desert island where only snakes and crocodiles lived there 😂👍
NZ PRIME MINISTER PLEASE UP HOLD THE TRUTH AND TELL THE PEOPLE OF.SAMOA AND THE POLYNESIAN TRIANGLE ISLAND PEOPLE THAT “THE INDIGENOUS LION KING ALEXANDER JOHN BROWN TUI MANU’A FONOTI TAFA’IFA TAGALOALAGI OWNER AND SOVEREIGN OF SAMOA ISLANDS MUST BE REVIVED. TUI MANU’A SAUTE JR SAPOLU BROWN–WINDSOR HERE IN HAWAII IS THE INDIGENOUS LION KING’S LEGAL HEIR TO SUCCESSION ..
THE NEW ZEALAND EDUCATION DOES NOT TEACH THE TRUELY HONEST HISTORICAL FACT/FACTS ABOUT QUEEN VICTORIA AND HER BELOVED TRUEST HUSBAND KING ALEXANDER JOHN BROWN TUI MANU’A FONOTI TAFA’IFA TAGALOALAGI THE KING OF SAMOA.
THE APPOINTED TIME HAS COME FOR THE TRUTH TO PREVAIL.
ECCLESIASTES 3: 1-8
Thx
“Samoa hairpin to England”
The precious ornament to Queen Victoria and England
Another Corrupt Leader bought off by China, refusing to let go of Power..
Any such traitorous and contaminated FAT pig(s) should be made into patties and feed to the Bandit Sharks of chinna.
She make a history him he needs to get out. He has no right to lock up door. That house belongs to all the samoa not him. Shame on him
What happens in Samoa, stays in Samoa. Nothing that happens in that country will affect any of us.
It affects the heart ❤️ of Samoan people and those who loves and miss home and hoping to return back home soon one day
To Samoa 🇼🇸, good day
his time is up..let the woman lead Samoa
So when is the rioting and raiding is gonna happen?
Man I gotta tell you the British empire did a real brainwashing on Indigenous dark people all around the world…the whiter the person the better allegedly to lead…LMAO …wake up
Tuilaepa and HoS are evil. holding back the will of the people. Let Fiame and FAST party govern already!
His name made this segment longer
Samoa mo Samoa, Democracy on trial
This man tulaepa is controlling Samoa and he’s evil
Never accept China in Samoa 🇼🇸 it’s a trap.
TOTALLY DISASTER AND THERES ONLY ONE MAN TO CLAIM FOR ITAND ITS THE CARETSKER PM
He should be an undertaker, not a caretaker. He should have been happy with his achievements and move on, and give someone else a chance to lead Samoa. At least now he has free time to look after his health, go for walks, or join a gym, do something good for himself. But instead, power and control has gone into his head, and doesn’t want to let go, even though he knows he has lost the election, and the respect of the country, including me.
Go back to China Tuilaufa
Think that is a MAN
Are all those people fat?!. Average size must be XXL
Sadly yes obesity rates are very high, more Nutritional education is needed in the pacific.
Hon FIAME NAOMI MATAAFA Prime Minster of Samoa
An independent inquiry should be made on the old pm & his corrupt dealings in the past, especially with the chinese.
I’m pretty sure its also illegal to pay locals cash to vote for him, which vastly would of happened in the past.
That’s the only reason he stayed pm for so long, as he’s not intelligent enough to be working in parliament.
Acts & talks like a spoilt child.
His not above the law. Hope they don’t put him in jail.
Kuilaepa must step down immediately!
He is the crooked Leader and now he is changing, his talk now because he loose and everyone what him out,
Good Samoa don’t need any of their evildoers money ,because the Country is not benefit ,just some of that rich but using the Country properties and sea food ,water , and the environment.but famillies are threatening,because of his forcing in violence unloved prejudice way
Sholeeee KAEAla’epa ua lava ga pepelo blease LOL 😂 he’s been given the Samoan ambassador role in China apparently… next available flight to China for KAEAla’epa fa sholeeee 😂😂😂
Kuilaepa the ex prime minister of our beloved Samoa is now living on his own dreams and on wishings are never showing any true. He forced himself by his own power to become a prime minister of nowhere. He is a Dictatorship and a Dragon of China. His attitude and his language are so disgusting and pathetic. Get rid off him and change the government. MATAAFA FIAME NAOMI is an ELECTED PRIME MINISTER OF SAMOA, end of story full stop.
The trend of ignoring election results seems to be gathering steam world wide.
EX: Trump also tried various ways and still is insisting he won despite multiple recounts proving he lost.
In Sãmōa, only the Head of State, tama aiga, Tuiã’ana, Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aleto’a Suãlauvi ii swears in leaders of Sāmōa, Honourable Prime Minister, Speaker and Cabinet Minister.
Fiame Naomi was sworn by an untitled lawyer in an Arabic tent; not inside parliament. Parliament 10 percent seats reserved for women required by the constitution is in court the matter is not yet sorted out.
It is unconstitutional to sit parliament if the 10 percent is not met.
Tuila’epa Dr Sa’ilele Malielegaoi is still the legal Prime Minister of Sāmōa. The HRPP is the lawful government of the peoples for the peoples by the peoples and the peoples of Sāmōa recognised internationally by the United Nations Organisations.
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Goodbye!
What a sterling example of governance and democracy! 🤣🤣🤣
Aww get lost kuilaepa
Isn’t it amazing how many democracies on this planet are led by men who simply cannot accept that they have been voted out and who will go to any lengths to stay in office, including murdering the people they are supposed to represent. I’m not suggesting that murder is happening in Samoa, but it only takes a willing Police force, and/or Army and it begins, like in Belarus and Myanmar. Go with dignity, not in a narcissistic fit of pique.
that corrupt mobbed p.m hates feminism i guess
Under tuialaepa leadership china has become samoas single largest creditors and account for 40% of there debt $160 mil. The job ahead for the new pm and the people of samoa will be a hard road and that’s just to get out of chinas debt trap let alone pay the money back. The Pacific islands are targets for countrys like China to convert into there outposts. What they do need is genuine support and help from countrys that have decent agendas but who? Fight for independence i say….bless all….ref. palki sharma..gravatas…wion news.
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Kuilaufa STFU
Maybe Soma politicians can form a unitary/coalition government where all political parties are represented for a transition period of one year. Then hold new elections where international observers are present to make sure it is a fair and free election.
Yes! No to China and their wharf because it will not only destroy our marine life, but it will be for them to prepare for war. On top of no other countries ship will be able dork there for aid if own by China.
2:19 Female mullet for the win!
This island became a battle ground between China and the 5 eyes
spare key is necessary
Im glad the Hrpp and Tuilaepa are getting world back lash.
That journalist should get a medal for her ability to pronounce Samoan names! Brilliant!
Fiame Mata’afa was always destine to be Samoa’s next Prime minister since her late farther’s sacrifice for independence in 1962 but because of male dominance and refusal of a Female Prime Minister is Tuilaepa’s biggest denial because he was one of the ones whom denied and changed the constitution to stop Fiame Mata’afa from being the first ever female prime minister in the World. Tuilaepa and head of states are there because of male dominance and corruption if you dont have Mata’afa as your last name you are not a Prime Minister ! well respected TOMBS in Mulinuu are not just there for show ITS SAMOA’S HISTORY n CULTURE without greed and corruption etc They are probably rolling in their Tombs in Disgrace since how far we had come and also how far we have gone backwards as an Independent Nation or Pacific Island.
New Pro – Democracy PM VS Old Pro – COMMUNIST CHINA PM .
Why they keep calling him the Palemia he’s not FIAME. aNAOMl she’s the PALEMIA of SAMOA
I for one am looking forward to Prime Minister elect Naomi Mata’afa forming her new government in the coming days. PM Tuilaepa needs to concede. Hope things work out for our brothers and sisters in Samoa.
Love from Fiji! 🇫🇯
Congratulations Fiame Naomi.
WHATS HAPPENING TO BEAUTIFUL SAMOA..
HE NEED TO STEP DOWN..