6 Jul 2021

Samoa constitutional crisis escalating rather than ending

From Morning Report, 8:38 am on 6 July 2021

Samoa's constitutional crisis over who will form the next government is escalating as the country waits to see what action the Supreme Court will take against a defiant head of state.

The two are at odds over who has the power to determine when parliament can be called.

RNZ Pacific journalist Dominic Godfrey has the latest.

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