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![Samoa: Fiame’s Uphill Climb Samoa: Fiame’s Uphill Climb](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-28-13.jpg)
Samoa: Fiame’s Uphill Climb
By Amalyah Hart and Joshua Mcdonald
Samoa has its first-ever female prime minister, and the first new leader in 22 years. But Fiame Naomi Mata’afa comes to power at a fraught time.
![Pacific States Watch Samoa’s Political Turmoil Carefully, Quietly Pacific States Watch Samoa’s Political Turmoil Carefully, Quietly](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-14.jpg)
Pacific States Watch Samoa’s Political Turmoil Carefully, Quietly
By Joshua Mcdonald
Samoa’s neighbors have mostly fallen short on backing the new democratically elected prime minister amid a “bloodless coup.”
![Samoan Democracy Under Threat as New Political Era Dawns Samoan Democracy Under Threat as New Political Era Dawns](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-18-8.jpg)
Samoan Democracy Under Threat as New Political Era Dawns
By Grant Wyeth
The dawning of a new political era in Samoa has proved difficult for the country’s longtime rulers to accept.
![Samoa in Crisis as Elected Leader Locked out of Parliament Samoa in Crisis as Elected Leader Locked out of Parliament](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-24-3.jpg)
Samoa in Crisis as Elected Leader Locked out of Parliament
By Nick Perry
Last month, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa was elected Samoa's first ever female prime minister.
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