Parliament seats

Samoa's HRPP loses another seat in petitions

 

The HRPP had 25 seats to winner FAST's 26 but a series of losses at the courts now has them languishing with 18.

The FAST party has challenged the results in 10 electorates and will have the chance to re-contest in seven of them.

The party also has the mood of the nation on side as HRPP's popularity wanes because of its beligerent conduct since the election three months ago.

It's refused to cede power despite poll results and numerous court rulings against it.

Of the seven up-coming by-elections five involve the same candidates.

Samoa's HRPP loses more seats as impasse drags on

The incoming FAST Party government holds 26 seats to the HRPP's 19.

FAST, which won the election but has been stymied in its efforts to assume power by the HRPP, continues to hold a majority of the 51 seats in the parliament.

The caretaker government has lost six seats during the electoral petitions while a further two are to be contested again at the agreement of candidates.

Today, as the electoral petitions continue to come before the court, three HRPP candidates who had won their seats, agreed to resign, ahead of facing the judge, and so force by-elections.