Final Count

Final count starts in Samoa election

By 11pm last night, all special votes had finally been sorted to the electoral constituencies - all done in the presence of official scrutineers.

Provisional results over the weekend had the two main political parties, the HRPP, and the newly formed FAST party tied each at 25 seats in the 51 seat parliament.

In a special programme aired on social media last night, Electoral Commissioner Faimalomatumua Mathew Lemisio urged patience as they go through the process of the final count.