Opili Talafasi is a former Niuean politician who served as a Member of the Niue Assembly for 33 years, from 1990 to 2023.
[1] At the 1996 election he tied with his opponent, Lagaloga Mitikose, but won the seat when his name was drawn from a hat.
[2] He was narrowly re-elected at the 2011 election, but his re-election led to violence[3][4] and his son's house was burned down in an arson attack.
[5] Continuing disputes over the violence saw Talafasi lock the village out of the local church for several months.
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