On 2 September 2020, the FAST party announced it would join forces with the Samoa National Democratic Party and Tumua ma Puleono parties to contest the 2021 election.[33] SNDP and Tumua ma Puleono candidates will run under the FAST banner, with only one candidate in each constituency.[34] In January 2021 the party began an "election roadshow",[35] Prime Minister Tuilaepa denounced the roadshow as a "foreign practice",[36] and encouraged his supporters to gatecrash FAST events to counter the party's "brainwashing".[37] On 29 January FAST revealed that it had begun talks with the Tautua Samoa Party to form a "grand coalition" to oust the government.[38] FAST MPs were frequently absent from parliament during its final sitting to campaign,[39] resulting in threats to discipline them from the Deputy Speaker.[40] On the final day of parliament on 3 March, Prime Minister Malielegaoi ordered a commission of inquiry to investigate the MP's absences, as well as unspecified "treasonous acts" related to campaign speeches.[41][42] Following feedback from the roadshow the party formally launched its manifesto in late March, just weeks before the poll.[43]