List of political parties in Samoa
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This article lists political parties in Samoa. As of 2019[update], Samoa has 3 officially recognized political parties, the ruling Human Rights Protection Party, the Tautua Samoa Party and the Samoa National Democratic Party.[1]
On 27 April 2008, twelve independent MPs, including most of the former members of the Samoan Democratic United Party and two former members of the Human Rights Protection Party, announced the formation of a new political party.[2] On July 14, it was announced that the party would be called the Tautua Samoa Party.[3]
The parties
Parties represented in the Fono
- Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP)
- Samoan Democratic United Party (SDUP)
- Tautua Samoa Party (TSP)
Other parties
- Samoa Progressive Political Party (SPP)
- The Christian Party (CP)
- The People's Party (TPP)
- United Samoa People’s Party (USPP)
Defunct parties
- Christian Democratic Party (Samoa) (CDP)
- Samoa All People's Party (SAPP)
- Samoa Liberal Party (SLP)
- Samoa National Party (SNP)
- Samoa Party (SP)
- Samoan Conservative Progressive Party (SCPP)
- Samoan National Development Party (SNDP)
- Samoan United Independents Political Party (SUIPP)
- Samoan United People's Party
- Temokalasi Samoa Fa'amatai (Samoan Democracy of Matai) (TSFPP)
- Western Samoa Labour Party (WSLP)
See also
References
- ^ Government Briefs Jan/Feb 2007, Pacific Magazine.
- ^ "Independent MPs in Samoa to form a new political party". Radio New Zealand International. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ "Samoan independents form party to be registered as company". Radio New Zealand International. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2011.