Tuesday 27 July 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Samoa
It has been 109 days since being elected and the FAST party has finally been able to take office.
Ministers have now moved into their new offices and met with their ministries' chief executives.
Today's meeting will confirm priorities for keeping the government functioning.
The interim operational budget can meet up to 25-percent of the value of the last year's budget.
Parliament will be called to approve it.
Despite months of acrimony and uncertainty since the election, a FAST spokesperson says the transition to government is going smoothly.
Outgoing prime minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilelele Malielegaoi has wished the new government well.
He says his party will support it and work with it in good spirit.