The Samoa Party was a small

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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 was founded in September 2005 by former auditor-general

Su'a Rimoni Ah Chong Su'a Rimoni Ah Chong (born c. 1954) is a Samoan politician and former Controller and Chief Auditor of Samoa. He was the leader of the Samoa Party. As the Controller and Chief Auditor, Su'a Rimoni's efforts against government corruption in Samoa earn ...

on a platform of restoring the independence of watchdog institutions such as the Auditor-General. The party also aimed to provide free education, and impose a

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on future Prime Ministers of two terms. During the

2006 Samoan general election General elections were held in Samoa on 31 March 2006 to determine the composition of the 14th Parliament. The main contesting parties were that of incumbent Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, of the Human Rights Protection Party ( ...

, it did not secure any seats. The party was disbanded in September 2010 and merged with the Tautua Samoa Party. Samoa Party leader

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explained that the merger would form a more "united opposition" to the ruling

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 ...

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Political parties in Samoa Political parties disestablished in 2010 {{Samoa-party-stub