2012 Samoan o le Ao o le Malo election

Election of the head of state of Samoa March 2022 2012 Samoan o le ao o le Malo election Samoa presidential 19 July 2012 no 2007 Samoan o le Ao o le Malo election 2007 2017 Samoan o le Ao o le Malo election 2017 Tufuga Efe 2013.jpg Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi Independent politician Uncontested O le Ao o le Malo Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi Independent politician Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi Independent politician Indirect elections for the o le Ao o le Malo (head of state) were held in Apia on 19 July 2012. Incumbent Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed. He had been nominated by Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi and seconded by Palusalue Fa’apo II, the leader of the opposition.Samoa's parliament reappoints Tui Atua as head of state http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=69698 3 April 2022 RNZ 19 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140518052454/http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/206028/samoa's-parliament-reappoints-tui-atua-as-head-of-state 18 May 2014 dead Background The O le Ao o le Malo is the head of state of Samoa; established after 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 parliament, 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/ 4 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.Hassall, Graham Saunders, Cheryl amp Asia-Pacific Constitutional Systems https://archive.org/details/asiapacificconst00hass limited 2002 Cambridge University Press 0-521-59129-5 41 After the death of both individuals, the legislative assembly would elect successive heads of state. Tupua Tamasese died in 1963, a year after independence. From then on, Malietoa served as the sole head of state until his death in 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 4 April 2022 NZ Herald 13 May 2007 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 live Incumbent head of state, Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi, was first elected in 2007 following the death of the long-serving O le Ao o le Malo, Malietoa Tanumafili II. During that election, parliament elected Tui Ātua, and he faced no opposition.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10446128 New head of state for Samoa New Zealand Herald New Zealand Herald 4 April 2022 The New Zealand Herald 16 June 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929131702/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10446128 29 September 2007 dead As in the previous election, Tui Ātua was the only candidate; prime minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi of the Human Rights Protection Party re-nominated him, seconded by opposition leader Palusalue Fa’apo II of the Tautua Samoa Party. Eligibility Parliament elects the head of state for a five-year term. For an individual to qualify to be head of state, they must be a citizen of Samoa, be eligible to run for parliament and not have previously been removed from office. Aftermath Parliament unanimously re-elected Tui Ātua. His inauguration for a second term took place the following week, on 27 July 2012, at parliament. References Category:Elections in Samoa Samoa O le Ao o le Malo election Category:Uncontested elections