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People's Representatives are ensuring Tonga's Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni will be held to a higher level of public scrutiny, says Ema Finau Ivarature.

Lines of party and political allegiances in Tonga's parliament appear to have shifted in the wake of a failed vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni.

The Office of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga has advised the Matangi Tonga Online to retract its report of 22 August 2023 titled “Parliament goes dark while Auditor General's Report exposes financial ‘weaknesses’ ”. Their advice was issued in a Press Release published on the Fale Alea website on 30 August. Our article stated that the radio had been silenced during debate on

There were loud exchanges in the House this morning, 20 June, in the debate over Tonga’s 2023-2024 Annual Budget. When the Minister of Finance Hon. Tiofilusi Tiueti announced his $784.2 million Budget, on 14 June, he told the House there is a deficit of over $27 million. The budget includes the government’s significantly increased foreign loan repayments. From the House by

A controversial issue that was raised in the Tongan Parliament, on 15 May, led to questions in the House over the releasing of government money to pay the debt owed by Tonga after it failed to host the Pacific Games in 2019. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.

On some islands in the small South Pacific nation, entire villages have been wiped out by the tsunami that followed the most explosive volcanic eruption seen anywhere in decades.

Tonga elects new PM

The Oxford-educated PM defeated his only rival, Aisake Eke, in a secret ballot to lead the Pacific nation of 106,000.

Tongan voters will shortly find out who their new prime minister will be, with nominations closing today.

A dramatic new development in the race for the prime ministership in Tonga.