As Samoans prepare to go to the polls on August 29, the country is divided. Earlier this year, amidst rolling blackouts and a cost-of-living crisis, Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa's government collapsed after a relentless wave of political infighting. Her biggest opponents – FAST’s Laaulialemalietoa Polataivao Schmidt and former prime minister, HRPP’s Tuilaʻepa Dr Saʻilele Malielegaoi, have rolled out big spending promises to woo voters. But with more independents contesting than ever before, predicting w