Samoa’s first female PM finally takes office after constitutional crisis

Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has finally taken office as prime minister of Samoa more than three months after winning an election which sparked a constitutional crisis (Lukas Coch/AAP/AP)

Samoa’s first female prime minister has finally taken office, more than three months after winning an election which sparked a constitutional crisis.

A smiling Fiame Naomi Mata’afa sat in the chair her predecessor had been reluctant to relinquish after 22 years in power.