Samoa elections: Fmr. PM promises cash and bridges | The Pacific | ABC NEWS

Former Prime Minister of 22 years Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi is promising to build a 20+km bridge between Samoa’s two main islands if he’s elected. He’s also promising $500 Tala payments for every Samoan to help ease the cost of living crisis. But are these promises realistic? And how will he pay for them? Our reporter Adel Fruean sits down with the man who has arguably most shaped the modern Samoan state. #ABCThePacific Watch The Pacific on ABC Australia or on ABC iView: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/pacific Like ABC Pacific on Facebook:   / abcpacific   Follow ABC Pacific on Instagram:   / abcpacific   For more from ABC Pacific news, click here: https://www.abc.net.au/pacific Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE ABC NEWS provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC NEWS, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC NEWS content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC NEWS In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC NEWS on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC NEWS on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC NEWS on X (Twitter):   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia