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Women’s Minister mocks candidate for losing to fa’afafine

By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo 05 March 2026, 7:00PM

The Minister of Women, Community and Social Development (MWCSD), Moefaauouo Julius Tafunai, has mocked a Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) candidate, Tologataua Sioeli Lamese, who ran for the Gagaifomauga No. 2 seat in the 2025 elections, saying that losing to a fa’afafine would show that service to the district "was not enough."

By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo 05 March 2026, 7:00PM
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