 Only chiefs ("matai") may stand for election to the forty-seven village-based seats, while the other two are open to anybody.Once the results of the election are confirmed, the Prime Minister is then appointed by the head of state, the O le Ao o le Malo.The Human Rights Protection Party promised to focus on health, education, agriculture, infrastructural development, the development of renewable energy, and a pledge to "turn Samoa into the sports hub of the Pacific".