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Elections in Samoa
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<p>At the national level, Samoa elects a <a href="/facts/Legislature/ycUCe91S">legislature</a>. The <a href="/facts/Fono/mAgk2PTA">Fono</a> or <i>Legislative Assembly</i> has 51 members elected for a five-year term from 51 electoral constituencies. Prior to 2019, the Legislative Assembly has 49 members, 47 members out of the <i><a href="/facts/Fa%27amatai/xkUYfywY">matai</a></i> (traditional heads of families) six of whom are elected from two-seat constituencies and 35 from single-seat <a href="/facts/Electoral_Constituencies_of_Samoa/qLmQFq23">constituencies</a>, and 2 members by the non-Samoan nationals. The <a href="/facts/O_le_Ao_o_le_Malo/tKADPWbe">head of state</a> is elected for a five-year term by the Fono. </p><p>The voting age in Samoa is 21. </p><p>Samoa has a <a href="/facts/Two-party_system/qL4usvQF">two-party system</a>, which means that there are two dominant <a href="/facts/Political_parties/IAKw7oEK">political parties</a>. </p>