Samoa’s first female PM fails to win re-election after months of political infighting

Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, known as the ‘Iron Lady of the Pacific’, likely to be replaced by leader of opposition Fast party

Samoa’s first female leader, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, has failed to win a majority in the Pacific nation’s elections this week, capping months of political infighting.

Official results published by the electoral commission on Friday showed the opposition Fast party won 30 out of the 50 contested seats in parliament.