2017 Samoan o le Ao o le Malo election

Election of the head of state of Samoa

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5 July 2017

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Nominee	Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II
Party	Independent
Electoral vote	Uncontested

O le Ao o le Malo before election

Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi
Independent

Elected O le Ao o le Malo

Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II
Independent

Politics of Samoa


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Executive O le Ao o le Malo (head of state) Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II Council of Deputies Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa Deputy Prime Minister Tuala Iosefo Ponifasio Cabinet Ministries
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Indirect elections for the o le Ao o le Malo (head of state) were held in Samoa on 5 July 2017. Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II was the only candidate, and was elected unopposed. He had been nominated by Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi.

References

Brandon Ulfsby (5 July 2017). "Tuimalealiifano becomes new Head of State for Samoa". Asia-Pacific Report. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
^ New head of state for Samoa Radio New Zealand International, 5 July 2017

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