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Samoa: Power games in the South Pacific

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The Samoan prime minister has been sovereign in power for over 20 years. But in the April election, he suddenly ran neck on neck with the head of the newly formed opposition. Since then, power games have been wearing down the South Pacific island nation.


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By Barbara Barkhausen

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The Samoan prime minister has been sovereign in power for over 20 years. But in the April election, he suddenly ran neck on neck with the head of the newly formed opposition. Since then, power games have been wearing down the South Pacific island nation.



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