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Dr ‘Aisake Valu Eke was elected Prime Minister of Tonga on 24 December 2024, defeating Dr Viliami Uasike Latu, the other candidate, by 16 votes to 8 in a secret ballot. The election resulted from the shock resignation of Siaosi Sovaleni Hu’akavameiliku on 9 December, pre-empting a discussion and ballot on the second Vote of […]
In a highly anticipated session of the Tongan parliament to debate and vote on the second vote of no confidence (VONC) in Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni Hu’akavameiliku and the Cabinet, Hu’akavameiliku surprised everyone by announcing his resignation even before the actual debate had begun. The session began with the Speaker, Lord Fakafanua, announcing the procedure […]