| Summary/Abstract |
Samoa's 2021 election has taken the country into uncharted waters. Three factors have created a perfect storm of events within a political environment marked by pockets of discontentment and heightened distrust of the HRPP government to produce the current outcome: the government's introduction of three controversial Bills into Parliament in early 2020, a vaguely drafted constitutional provision that is designed to increase women's participation in national politics and a knife-edge result of the election. Traditional ties provide the avenues for mediation and reconciliation and these might be utilised to resolve the current constitutional crisis and to overcome future dilemmas.
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