The vote followed former prime minister Siaosi Sovaleni's surprise resignation this month before a motion of no-confidence. Tonga's parliament has elected former finance minister 'Aisake Eke as ...

SYDNEY - Tongan Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni has resigned "for the good of the country and moving Tonga forward", the Pacific Island nation's parliament said on Monday. Media reported the ...

Tongan Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni abruptly resigned yesterday, stepping down in the wake of a power struggle with the Pacific nation’s royal family. Sovaleni has butted heads with Tonga’s ...

The region faces challenges of climate change, geostrategic tensions, political upheaval, disaster recovery and ...

Former PM Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni resigned on 9 December ahead of a no-confidence motion.‘Aisake Eke is the new prime minister of Tonga. He won the secret ballot votes 16-8 at ...

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 ...

The Christmas Eve vote followed the resignation earlier this month of Siaosi Sovaleni who quit just ahead of a no-confidence motion by lawmakers. Eke assumes office less than a year before the ...

Tonga is starting the new year with a new prime minister. Parliament elected him in a special session on Christmas Eve. HPR’s ...

Sovaleni was first elected to parliament in 2014 and served as deputy prime minister from 2014-17, then became education minister in 2019. Tonga PM Siaosi Sovaleni abruptly resigns following rift ...

After a tenure as Tonga's prime minister marked by rifts with the royal family and a regional summit, Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni has resigned ahead of a no-confidence motion. Parliament had ...

Two members of parliament were unable to vote. Siaosi Sovaleni resigned as prime minister two weeks ago, after clashing with Tonga’s influential King Tupou VI, leading to speculation about a ...

Tonga’s parliament has elected Aisake Eke as the country’s new prime minister. The vote came in a special session of the ...