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November 24, 2025
By Teuila Fuatai, RNZ Pacific senior journalist As Tonga’s 26 newly elected representatives turn to choosing a prime minister among them, one potential candidate is identifying economic development and raising the standard of living as necessary priorities for the next government and its leader. Lord Fakafanua was re-elected as a nobles’ representative for Ha’apai in ... <a title="Potential Tonga PM candidate: ‘Low-hanging fruits available’ to improve people’s lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/potential-tonga-pm-candidate-low-hanging-fruits-available-to-improve-peoples-lives/" aria-label="Read more about Potential Tonga PM candidate: ‘Low-hanging fruits available’ to improve people’s lives">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
By Teuila Fuatai, RNZ Pacific senior journalist in Tonga Two new noble representatives have been elected in Tonga, according to results announced today in Nuku’alofa. Lord Dalgety, chairman of the Tonga Electoral Commission, announced the results of the nobles election at the Palace Office in the Tongan capital shortly after midday. The two newly elected ... <a title="Tonga election: Two new lords as 9 noble seats decided" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/tonga-election-two-new-lords-as-9-noble-seats-decided/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga election: Two new lords as 9 noble seats decided">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2025
By Teuila Fuatai, RNZ Pacific senior journalist With just three weeks to go before Tongans head to the polls, the debate over election issues is heating up. Under the spotlight are the role of the palace in the country’s democratic process and calls for voting rights for overseas-based Tongans. The state of the economy and ... <a title="Tonga election: What are the main issues ahead of the upcoming polls?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/01/tonga-election-what-are-the-main-issues-ahead-of-the-upcoming-polls/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga election: What are the main issues ahead of the upcoming polls?">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2021
Kaniva News Tonga’s Parliament has elected a new prime minister to replace Dr Pōhiva Tu’i’onetoa. Siaosi Sovaleni, 51, the current Minister of Education, has won convincingly with 16 votes, against former Minister of Finance and MP Dr ‘Aisake Eke, who got 10 votes. The Interim Speaker, Lord Tangi, announced the results this afternoon after he ... <a title="Education minister Sovaleni elected as Tonga’s new prime minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/education-minister-sovaleni-elected-as-tongas-new-prime-minister/" aria-label="Read more about Education minister Sovaleni elected as Tonga’s new prime minister">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2021
ANALYSIS: By ‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki As in 2008, 2010 and 2014, none of the female candidates standing in Tonga’s 2021 general election this week have been successful. Out of a total of 38,500 votes, 34,198 were cast for the male candidates and only 4352 were cast for the 12 female candidates, down from 14 percent of ... <a title="No women elected in Tonga: time to change the story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/22/no-women-elected-in-tonga-time-to-change-the-story/" aria-label="Read more about No women elected in Tonga: time to change the story">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2021
Kaniva Tonga Tonga’s PTOA Party (Democrats) lost both their rival leaders and majority votes in some strongholds with defeats to seven independent candidates among People’s Representatives in yesterday’s elections. The PTOA Party was split in the lead up to the elections with the creation of two rival groups — the PTOA People’s Board led by ... <a title="Tonga’s Democrats ‘dig their own grave’ in key election losses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/19/tongas-democrats-dig-their-own-grave-in-key-election-losses/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga’s Democrats ‘dig their own grave’ in key election losses">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
RNZ Pacific Tonga has new noble MPs and at least one returning MP among the people’s representatives, according to preliminary election results. The polls have closed in the kingdom and counting is underway. However, results for the kingdom’s nobles was announced this afternoon by the Supervisor of Elections, Pita Vuki. About 60,000 Tongan voters have ... <a title="Three new noble MPs elected in Tonga as preliminary results trickle in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/three-new-noble-mps-elected-in-tonga-as-preliminary-results-trickle-in/" aria-label="Read more about Three new noble MPs elected in Tonga as preliminary results trickle in">Read more</a>
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