Samoa's first female prime minister ignored a taunt about her marital status in defeating the second attempt to oust her in two weeks.

This is the second leadership challenge in as many weeks against the beleaguered leader, who heads a minority government after a split in the ruling FAST party.

Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has defied a second no-confidence motion in as many weeks to stay on as Samoa's prime minister. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has lived a life of historic firsts. She became the country's first female prime minister, after , who ruled Samoa for 22 years. Before that, she was the ...