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Commission pessimistic over ability of Assembly to meet 2010 election deadline

Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 22:16

The eagerly awaited final report of Tonga’s Constitutional and Electoral Commission released this week, contains some 80 recommendations on how to structure a new system of government for Tonga. While there are no surprises, the Commission does voice a concern over an apparent lack of understanding of its aims and the actual contents of its reports by some of the members of the House, who will be trusted with making the final decision on the new structure.

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