HONG KONG -- The political winds of change are blowing in Samoa, as voters anxiously await a Supreme Court decision that will likely determine if they head back to the polls on May 21.
The island nation's April 9 election pitted one of the world's longest-serving prime ministers, Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, against former deputy Fiame Naomi Mata'afa -- a challenger who could become the country's first female leader. Her opposition party was on track to win with a one-seat majority, until electoral officials handed the ruling party an additional seat to meet female representation requirements, leading to a tie at 26 seats each.
