On 23 April, the Tautua Samoa Party called for a fresh election to resolve the deadlock.[65] On 25 April, legislative clerk Tiatia Graeme Tualaulelei said that the opening of parliament would be delayed until election petitions had been resolved.[66] On 4 May the leaders of HRPP and FAST met with O le Ao o le Malo (Head of State) Tuimalealiifano Va'aletoa Sualauvi II to discuss the possibility of a second election to break the deadlock.[67] The FAST Party opposed new elections, saying that court cases and electoral petitions should be resolved first.[68] On the evening of 4 May, the O le Ao o le Malo purported to dissolve Parliament and ordered new elections for 21 May.[69][70] A writ for the new election was issued on 5 May 2021.[71] The dissolution was welcomed by the Tautua Samoa Party,[72] but denounced as unlawful by FAST,[73] and as "unconstitutional"[74] and a "coup".[75][76]