Samoa: New PM locked out of parliament by predecessor
24 May 2021 |
4:16 pm
Samoa's first female Prime Minister-elect Fiame Naomi Mata'afa was locked out of parliament by the incumbent Malielegaoi. She held her own swearing-in ceremony, but will likely face legal hurdles
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