Event
The Samoan head of state, Tuimalealiifano Va'aletoa Sualauvi II
22 May 2021 · 13.74° S, 172.22° W
What the records say
- When
- 22 May 2021
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 13.74° S, 172.22° W
Placed at the country it links, Samoa.
Summary
The Samoan head of state, Tuimalealiifano Va'aletoa Sualauvi II, issues a proclamation preventing the Legislative Assembly of Samoa from meeting on May 24 without explanation, triggering a constitutional crisis. Opposition leader Naomi Mataʻafa of FAST was expected to be elected prime minister at the upcoming session following a Supreme Court ruling upholding the results of the general election.
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- Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “أزمة دستورية في ساموا بعد منع رئيس الدولة فآليتوا سوالافي الثاني انعقاد البرلمان عقب الانتخابات العامة التي جرت في أبريل”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page