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Tumua ma Puleono is a political party in
Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono an ...
. The party is named for the traditional honorifics of
Upolu Upolu is an island in Samoa, formed by a massive basaltic shield volcano which rises from the seafloor of the western Pacific Ocean. The island is long and in area, making it the second largest of the Samoan Islands by area. With approximatel ...
and Savaii, the two main islands of Samoa. Its secretary is John Peterson. The party opposes controversial constitutional amendments proposed by the
Human Rights Protection Party The Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP, sm, Vaega Faaupufai e Puipuia Aia Tatau a Tagata) is a Samoan political party. It was founded in 1982 and dominated Samoan party politics for decades thereafter, leading every government until their defea ...
government of Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi and advocates for a greater voice for non-'' matai''. It intends to contest the April 2021 Samoan general election. As of 29 August 2020 the party had recruited three candidates to contest seats for it. On 2 September 2020 the party announced it would join forces with the Faatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi and Samoa National Democratic Party parties to contest the 2021 election. SNDP and Tumua ma Puleono candidates will run under the FAST banner, with only one candidate in each constituency.


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