Edited sentence: During the April 2021 Samoan general election, FAST won 25 seats, equal to the number of seats retained by HRPP.However, on 17 May the Supreme Court ruled the 52nd seat unconstitutional.In 2020 proposed constitutional changes, including the removal of customary land courts from the oversight of the Supreme Court, generated significant opposition.On 20 April the Election Commissioner announced that a 52nd seat had been created and approved by head of state Tuimalealiifano Va'aletoa Sualauvi II, and given to a member of the HRPP.The new party gained the support of some prominent political figures, including Naomi Mata'afa, who defected from the HRPP to FAST and became its leader.The one remaining seat was won by the independent Tuala Iosefo Ponifasio.The passage of these laws caused the creation of the Faith in the One True God (FAST) party in opposition.These results, which would provide the parliament its first official opposition party in over a decade, were immediately disputed by the HRPP.They also ruled the calling of a new election unconstitutional, and that the April election results would stand.When the Supreme Court questioned this on 4 May, Sualauvi called a snap election for 21 May, declaring the April results void