The Pacific Island nation of Samoa was set to swear in its first-ever female prime minister earlier today, but things did not proceed as planned. Starting with the moment when the newly elected ruling party showed up to the parliament building in the capital, to find it locked. Reporter Ashley Westerman speaks with The World’s Carol Hills about the latest in Samoa’s election saga.
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