
Pacific island swears in its first female PM in a tent after she is locked out of Parliament
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Samoa swore in its first female Prime Minister in a makeshift ceremony in a tent Monday after she was locked out of Parliament amid a power struggle with the country's longstanding leader.
Fiame Naomi Mata'afa's Faith in the One True God (FAST) Party said the dramatic turn of events amounted to a "bloodless coup" following weeks of uncertainty after the country's deadlocked April 9 election. Her narrow election victory was set to end almost 40 years of rule by the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), which has governed almost uninterrupted since 1982, and more than two decades with Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi as Prime Minister.More Related News

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