Samoa Profilo Governo

nome: Apia

coordinate geografiche: 13 49 S, 171 46 W

differenza di tempo: UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April

1 Gennaio 1962 (from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship)

Giorno Di Indipendenza Celebration, 1 Giugno (1962); note - 1 Gennaio 1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship, but it is observed in Giugno

history: several previous (preindependence); latest 1 Gennaio 1962

amendments: proposed as an act by the Legislative Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership in the third reading - provided at least 90 days have elapsed since the second reading, and assent of the chief of state; passage of amendments affecting constitutional articles on customary land or constitutional amendment procedures also requires at least two-thirds majority approval in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2015 (2017)

21 anni; universal

capo dello stato: TUIMALEALI'IFANO Va’aletoa Sualauvi II (da allora 21 July 2017)

capo di governo: Prime Minister TUILA'EPA Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi (da allora 23 November 1998); Deputy Prime Minister FIAME Naomi Mata’afa (da allora 2016)

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the capo dello stato on the prime minister's advice

elections/appointments: capo dello stato indirectly elected by the Legislative Assembly to serve a 5-year term (2- term limit); election last held on 4 July 2017 (next to be held in 2022); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually appointed prime minister by the capo dello stato, approved by the Legislative Assembly

election results: TUIMALEALI'IFANO Va’aletoa Sualauvi unanimously elected by the Legislative Assembly on 5 July 2017