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A by-election was held in the Tongan electorate of Vavaʻu 14 on 28 March 2024. [1] The by-election was triggered by the resignation of MP Saia Piukala on 12 January 2024. The election was won by Mo’ale ‘Otunuku.
The Cabinet of Tonga is the cabinet (executive branch) of the government of the Kingdom of Tonga. It is composed primarily of the ministers of government. The latter, including the Prime Minister, are appointed by the monarch. The Governor of Ha'apai and the Governor of Vava'u also serve on the Cabinet ex officio.
Matangi Tonga is an online newspaper providing Tongan news in both English and Tongan. It is operated by Vava'u Press . The newspaper's Nukuʻalofa office was destroyed in the fires and rioting in November 2006.
Moʻale ʻOtunuku is a Tongan academic and politician. ‘Otunuku was educated at the University of the South Pacific, graduating with a BA in English literature and history/politics. [1]
Tonga has four weekly newspapers: the Times of Tonga (Taimi o Tonga), the Talaki, the Kele‘a, the Kakalu 'o Tonga, and the Ita. A fifth, the Tonga Chronicle, ceased publication in May 2011. In April 2012, the Tongan government announced the imminent launch of a new weekly newspaper, which might or might not be a revival of the Tonga Chronicle ...
General elections were held in Tonga on 27 November 2014. [1] All twenty-six elected seats in the single-chamber Legislative Assembly were up for election, although the monarch, acting on the advice of his Prime Minister, retains the possibility to appoint members to Cabinet from outside Parliament, thus granting them a non-elected ex officio seat in Parliament.
General elections were held in Tonga on 16 November 2017 [1] to elect 17 of the 26 seats to the Legislative Assembly. [2] King Tupou VI dissolved the Assembly on 25 August 2017 on the advice of its Speaker, Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō, who claimed that Prime Minister ʻAkilisi Pohiva was attempting to claim powers held by the King and Privy Council within Cabinet.
The prime minister of Tonga (historically referred to as the premier) is the head of government of Tonga. Tonga is a monarchy with the king, currently Tupou VI, former prime minister, as head of state. [2] The most recent prime minister was Siaosi Sovaleni, who was elected on 15 December 2021 and appointed on 27 December 2021. [3]