ENG – Hon. La’aulialemalietoa Polata‘ivao Fosi Schmidt set to become Sāmoa’s 8th Prime Minister

Hon. Laaulialemalietoa Polataivao Schmidt is set to become Sāmoa’s 8th Prime Minister. His appointment follows the FAST Party securing a clear parliamentary majority of 30 seats in the House. The Official Count for the 2025 General Election is now complete: FAST 30 | HRPP 14 | SUP 3 | Independents 4. Under the Constitution, 10% of Parliament must be women MPs, which requires 6 women in total. So far, 5 women have secured their seats outright by winning their constituencies. One additional women’s seat will now be declared to meet this requirement, bringing the total number of seats in the new Parliament to 52 MPs.