Palemia o le malo tuto’atasi o sāmoa) is the head of government of samoa La’aulialemalietoa polāta’ivao leuatea fosi schmidt Fast clinched a historic election win in 2021 on a promise to build services for rural communities, and it installed fiame naomi mata'afa as samoa's first female prime minister. Laaulialemalietoa schmidt has been sworn in as samoa's eighth prime minister, beginning his first term in office and becoming only the third leader from savai'i, following former prime ministers tofilau eti alesana and va'ai kolone. Prime minister hon laaulialemalietoa leuatea polataivao schmidt has announced his cabinet for the 18th parliament of samoa, with two deputy prime ministers to serve half a term each. Laaulialemalietoa leuatea schmidt was sworn in on tuesday as samoa’s new prime minister, alongside 31 successful candidates of his faatuatua i le atua samoa ua tasi, during a ceremony at the tuanaimato multipurpose gymnasium.
Samoa’s incumbent ruling party will return to power with a new leader at the helm after the country’s first woman prime minister was toppled in elections that followed months of political turmoil. Her leadership is now under threat from within her own party. Samoa's fiame naomi mataʻafa has officially stepped down, as prime minister following the results of the 2025 general election In her farewell speech yesterday, fiame congratulated the incoming fast government, which won 30 of the country's 51 seats in parliament. Samoa's political turmoil continues after fast chairman la'auli leuatea schmidt on wednesday announced the removal of the prime minister and five cabinet ministers from the ruling party.
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