Samoa National Democratic Party

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Samoa National Democratic Party
AbbreviationSNDP
Leader Valasi Toogamaga Tafito
Founded11 September 2019 (2019-09-11)
Ideology Anti-Land and Titles Bill
Legislative Assembly
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The Samoa National Democratic Party is a political party in Samoa. Its leader is Valasi Toogamaga Tafito. [1]

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The party was registered in late 2019 and claims to be a recreation of the old Samoan National Development Party, which was Samoa's main opposition between 1988 and 2003. [2] Its major policy issues are customary land rights, unemployment, and the enfranchisement of overseas Samoans. [2]

The party aims to contest the 2021 Samoan general election. In May 2020 it announced that it had recruited 17 candidates. [3]

On 2 September 2020 the party announced it would join forces with the Faatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi and Tumua ma Puleono parties to contest the 2021 election. [4] SNDP and Tumua ma Puleono candidates will run under the FAST banner, with only one candidate in each constituency. [5] In the general election, four SNDP-affiliated candidates won seats. [6]

Electoral history

Legislative Assembly elections

ElectionParty leaderVotes%Seats+/–PositionResult
2021 Valasi Toogamaga Tafito 32,510

in joint list FAST

36.6%
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Increase2.svg 4Increase2.svg 3rd FAST–SNDP coalition government

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References

  1. ↑ Soli Wilson (22 August 2020). "Valasi appointed S.N.D.P. leader, says party ready for 2021". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 Soli Wilson (11 September 2019). "'We mean business,' says new political party P.M. Tuilaepa invited to launch". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Soli Wilson (3 May 2020). "S.N.D.P. recruits seventeen candidates". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson (2 September 2020). "Samoa's ruling party faces new threat – after nearly 40 years in power". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Joyetter Feagaimaali'i (2 September 2020). "Parties join forces ahead of General Election". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Feagaimaali'i, Joyetter (14 April 2021). "S.N.D.P. secured four seats for F.A.S.T." . Samoa Observer. Retrieved 7 April 2023.


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