Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A by-election will be held in the Safata constituency in Samoa on 14 May 2010. The by-election was precipitated by the disqualification from the Legislative Assembly of Palusalue Fa''apo II for joining the Tautua Samoa Party. Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa (formerly known as Western Samoa and German Samoa), is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in Polynesia Savai''i. The capital city Apia and Faleolo International Airport are situated on the island of Upolu.