Open Access BASE2015
The Role of Ballot Chiefs (Matai Pälota) and Political Parties in Samoa's Shift to Universal Sufferage
Abstract
Sämoa shifted to universal suffrage only in 1990, after 28 years of independent self-government under a system in which only matai (chiefs or family title-holders) were entitled to vote or stand as candidates. During the matai-only franchise era, increas
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