Faatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi unsuccessful candidate Taioaliiseu Fiti Aimaasu has filed a post-election petition against Independent candidate Lautimuia Afoa Uelese Vaai.
The Supreme Court received the filed petition on Monday afternoon 18 May 2026.
Counsel Magele Leone Su’a Mailo confirmed Taioaliiseu filed 13 allegations of bribery and 1 allegation of treating against Lautimuia.
The FAST party candidate is alleging Lautimuia handed money directly to voters and gave away boxes of corned beef and tinned fish to voters.
The petitioner has not yet served the respondent with the allegation. Once served, Lautimuia has five working days to provide his response.
Lautimuia polled 1695 votes, winning by a landslide while Taioaliiseu secured 949 votes in the Vaimauga 3 by-election.
The by-election was triggered when Taioaliiseu resigned from HRPP to join the FAST party.
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