The date for the seven by-elections will be November 26, and pre-polling will be held two days earlier on November 24.
TV1Samoa reports that at 4pm on Friday, a total of 22 candidates had been accepted by the Office of the Electoral Commission (OEC) which included 2 women candidates.
A public notice by the OEC later showed the FAST party fielding 10 candidates, one more than the opposition Human Rights Protection Party, one from Tautua Samoa party, and two independents.
