Tonga’s parliament consists of 17 lawmakers elected by the public and nine who are nobles, elected by a group of hereditary chiefs. Two members of parliament were unable to vote.

King Tupou VI reasserts the monarch’s role in the affairs of state with the appointment of his son as a senior minister.

Dr 'Aisake Valu Eke was elected Prime Minister of Tonga on 24 December 2024, defeating Dr Viliami Uasike Latu, the other ...

A statement on the Tongan Parliament Facebook page said Sovaleni, 54, quit “for the good of the country and moving Tonga forward.” Video from Tonga’s parliament on Monday showed the leader ...

Tonga's King Appoints Eke Prime Minister After ... He was elected as the member of parliament for Tongatapu No.5 constituency in 2010. Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a ...

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Tonga 's parliament elected Aisake Eke as the country's new prime minister on Tuesday in a special session of the house on Christmas Eve, after his predecessor quit ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — (AP) — Tonga’s Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni abruptly resigned in parliament on Monday ahead of a planned no-confidence vote in his leadership, capping a period of ...

We apologize, but this video has failed to load. PERTH, Australia (AP) — Tonga ‘s parliament elected Aisake Eke as the country’s new prime minister on Tuesday in a special session of the ...

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Tonga 's parliament elected Aisake Eke as the country's new prime minister on Tuesday in a special session of the house on Christmas Eve, after his predecessor quit earlier ...