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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: Chief TUIATUA Tupua Tamasese Efi
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Sailele Malielegaoi TUILAEPA
- Assembly: Samoa has a unicameral Legislative Assembly (Fono) with 49 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The Chief is elected by parliament.
- The Prime Minister is appointed by the president with the approval of the parliament.
- In the Legislative Assembly (Fono), 35 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 14 members are elected by plurality vote in multi-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.***
*** There seven multi-member constituencies with two seats each. One of these is reserved for part-and non-Samoans. Electors cast two votes in these districts.
Population:
- Population: 192,001 (July 2010 est.)
Past elections
- Parliamentary - March 4, 2011
- Parliamentary - March 31, 2006
- Parliamentary - March 2, 2001
Last Updated on 04/20/2011
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