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]

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 aimed 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 Faʻatuatua 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]

The party contested the 2025 general election. [7]

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.
  7. ↑ McKay, Ben (10 June 2025). "Date set for snap election in Samoa". National Indigenous Times. Retrieved 5 September 2025.


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