The South Pacific island nation of Samoa will hold a snap election on Aug. 29 after Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa’s government collapsed following a budget defeat.

Britain's King Charles, right, and Samoan Prime Minister Afioga Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, left, talk during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Apia, Samoa, Oct ...