The Pacific's 'Iron Lady' loses grip on power as Samoan election looms
By Adel Fruean and Kyle Evans
One of the Pacific's only female leaders, Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, has lost her grip on power after a long-running political saga, triggering an early election.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-27/fiame-samoa-early-election-parliament-fails-to-pass-budget/105341096
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