2007 Samoan o le Ao o le Malo election

Election of the head of state of Samoa March 2022 February 2023 2007 Samoan o le ao o le Malo election Samoa Presidential no 16 June 2007 2012 Samoan o le Ao o le Malo election 2012 Tupua Tamasese Tupuola Tufuga Efi 00 (cropped).jpg Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi Independent politician Uncontested O le Ao o le Malo Council of Deputies(Acting) Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi Independent politician An indirect election was held in Samoa to elect the O le Ao o le Malo (head of state) on 16 June 2007Samoa to elect new head of state in June http://english.people.com.cn/200705/23/eng20070523_377242.html People's Daily 23 May 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20110606004141/http://english.people.com.cn/200705/23/eng20070523_377242.html 6 June 2011 dead after the death of the country's head of state for four and a half decades, Malietoa Tanumafili II, in May 2007. Former Prime Minister Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi was elected unopposed by the 49-member strong parliament.https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/170693/samoa-to-swear-in-new-head-of-state-tomorrow-afternoon Samoa to swear in new Head of State tomorrow afternoon RNZ 16 August 2023 This election was the first to occur for an O le Ao o le Malo since Samoa gained independence in 1962. Background The O le Ao o le Malo is the head of state of Samoa, an office which was established on its independence in 1962. The position is mostly ceremonial. Although power is vested in the prime minister and their cabinet, the head of state can dissolve the Legislative Assembly, and no act can become law without their signature.Constitution of the Independent State of Samoa 1960 http://www.paclii.org/ws/legis/consol_act/cotisows1960535/ 2 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20070708171858/http://www.paclii.org/ws/legis/consol_act/cotisows1960535/ 8 July 2007Kogan Page World of information Asia and Pacific Review 2003/04, 21st edition 2003 Walden Publishing Ltd. Essex, England 0-7494-4063-5 41 The constitution, drafted in 1960 and adopted upon independence, stated that two paramount chiefs, Malietoa Tanumafili II and Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole, representatives of "two of the four main family lineages", would serve as co-heads of state for life, and that the Legislative Assembly would elect successive heads of state for five-year terms.Hassall, Graham https://archive.org/details/asiapacificconst00hass Asia-Pacific Constitutional Systems Saunders, Cheryl 2002 Cambridge University Press 0-521-59129-5 41 limited amp The election was triggered by the death of Malietoa Tanumafili II in May 2007, who served as the sole head of state of Samoa since Tupua Tamasese predeceased him in 1963.12 May 2007 Dark day for Samoa https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/26410 2 April 2022 Samoa Observer13 May 2007 Samoa's Head of State Malietoa dies aged 95 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/samoas-head-of-state-malietoa-dies-aged-95/ZICNMF77YYZFKECBWQZEVX7ESU/?c_id=2&objectid=10439457 live https://archive.today/20220402021948/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/samoas-head-of-state-malietoa-dies-aged-95/ZICNMF77YYZFKECBWQZEVX7ESU/?c_id=2&objectid=10439457 2 April 2022 2 April 2022 NZ Herald Per the Constitution, the Council of Deputies, whose members were Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi and Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II, performed the functions of head of state until a successor would be elected.Sagapolutele Fili 18 June 2007 Samoa Head of State Announced http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2007/06/18/samoa-head-of-state-announced dead https://archive.today/20070614094204/http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2007/06/18/samoa-head-of-state-announced 14 June 2007 2 April 2022 Pacific Magazine Pacific Magazine Eligibility Parliament elects the head of state for a five-year term. According to the Constitution, the legislative assembly may only nominate one individual to be head of state. For an individual to qualify to be head of state, they must be a Samoan citizen, be eligible to run for parliament and not have previously been removed from the office. Election Tui Ātua was the sole nominee elected as head of state.New Zealand Herald New Zealand Herald 16 June 2007 New head of state for Samoa http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10446128 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070929131702/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10446128 29 September 2007 16 June 2007 The New Zealand Herald A former prime minister and son of Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole, he was previously the opposition leader and became a member of the Council of Deputies in 2004.Jackson Cherelle 20 June 2007 Two men make history in Samoa http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=72&objectid=10446858 dead https://archive.today/20121220160722/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=72&objectid=10446858 20 December 2012 2 April 2022 New Zealand Herald The New Zealand Herald28 June 2007 Name says it all for Samoa's new leader https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/name-says-it-all-for-samoas-new-leader/GXFOTWYH42YKCUFNGJCECPQC4U/ live https://archive.today/20220402033338/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/name-says-it-all-for-samoas-new-leader/GXFOTWYH42YKCUFNGJCECPQC4U/ 2 April 2022 2 April 2022 The New Zealand Herald He was sworn in at parliament for his first term on 20 June 2007. References Category:Elections in Samoa Samoa O le Ao o le Malo election Category:Uncontested elections Category:June 2007 elections Category:June 2007 in Oceania