General elections were held in Samoa on 9 April 2021.[1] Before the dissolution of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa on 3 March 2021,[2] Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi had ordered a commission of inquiry into the absence of opposition politicians and their alleged "treasonous" acts in "misleading the public" and campaigning against the government.[3][4] In March 2021, Fiame Naomi Mataʻafa, a former member of the ruling Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) and a former deputy prime minister, was elected to lead the main opposition party, Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST).[5] Tuilaepa led the HRPP into the election.