Samoa’s incumbent ruling party will return to power with a new leader at the helm after the country’s first woman prime ...

Samoa's ruling party, FAST, will return to power with La'aulialemalietoa Schmidt as the new leader after dethroning Fiame ...

The FAST Party’s victory resolves nothing—the basic issue facing all factions of the ruling elite is how to further impose ...

A national election in the Pacific island nation of Samoa has resulted in a resounding win for the incumbent FAST party, but will deliver a new leader, after Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa split ...

While incumbent held on to power, the Polynesian island nation will have a new PM: Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt.

What started as predictions of a nail-bitingly close election in Samoa turned into a stunning landslide for FAST party leader ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Samoa went to the polls Friday in a critical election that could decide the future of the Pacific Island nation's first woman leader, who called the vote after her ...

While opinions about political parties differed, there was a shared sense of relief that the election was over and a hope that Samoa can now move forward.

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 ...

For Samoan taxi driver Muaautasi Kirifi Su'a, life is tough at the moment — and he has a lot of mouths to feed. "We have six children, but we have 10 grandkids," he tells the ABC. "Overall that's 18 ...

Around 700 children are internationally adopted through Samoa, compared to 500 from other countries. McKee was unable to ...