House has one day to resolve motion for a Vote of No Confidence

Demo party: hungry for power - Senolita Swan:
Reflecting on the 'vote of no confidence' debate, sadly, the members of the Demo Party come across as confused, manipulative, calculating and unprofessional. There is no explanation why they want a 'vote of no confidence'. We hear a lot of emotive phrases such as 'the people want to choose their PM' but not a lot about Sunia Fili spitting out his dummy because he did not have his own way - just like a baby. …

The fact is, under the leadership of PM Tu'ivakano, the 'feel-good factor' in the administration system and the economy is beginning to rise. The reforms carried out so far are moving in the right direction and this gives a positive platform for success for the Nation as a whole.

No one is talking about the fact the new political system in Tonga has only been running for 18 months. To change to a new political system, the King will have to commission another committee to study it again, and recommend another system, a lengthy process which will be dragging on for years.

What alarms me most about the Demo party action is that there is an element of 'hungry for power'. … The resignation of the three former ministers demonstrated that very clearly. According to information from another publication, the Demo party is split between a proposal for Dr Halapua to be the next PM with some favouring 'Akilisi Pohiva. But reading between the lines, there is a third person hovering at the background, Sunia Fili.

I would love to see the Constitution change to a more democratic format and I am dreaming of Tonga having leaders who are more like Nelson Mandela or Ghandi, calm and having genuine love for the people, not looking for self-promotion and what they can get out of the Tongan system but what they could give to the Tongan people. The only calm and collected person during this whole process is the Prime Minister Tu'ivakano who took the kicks from three of his ministers with professionalism and guts for the sake of the Nation. - Senolita Swan

‘Oku ‘umisi mafai ‘a e kau fakafofonga ‘o e kakai - Pola Loiti:
Kataki kae tu'u atu 'eku ki'I hoha'a ni pea kataki mu'a kae fakamaama mai hoku fakapo'uli ni. 'Oku fekau'aki eni mo e fokotu'u ko ia 'e he kau fakafofonga e kakai ke vakai'I pe 'oku kei taau e Palemia ke hoko atu pe ko e “Vote of no confidence”.

1. 'Oku 'ikai ke u lave'i pe koeha koaa e makatu'unga 'oku fai ai e foktou'u ke tuku e palemia ki tu'a. Koeha 'ene ngaue hala? Ko e “vote of no confidence” ko e me'angaue faka'osi ia.

2. 'Oku fakatupu fifili he ko e toki 'osi pe hono tali 'e he kau fakafofonga e Patiseti 'a e Pule'anga pea fakahu atu 'enau fokotu'u. 'Oku 'ikai hanga nai 'e he'enau tali e Patiseti 'o fakamahino mai 'oku nau poupou mo falala ki he fokotu'utu'u 'a e Pule'anga lolotonga 'aki 'enau tali e Patiseti. 'Oku ki'I fakapopo'uli e fokotu'u kuo 'omai pea kou ngali tui kia Senolita 'oku fai e ki'I 'umisi ki he mafia. Pea ka to'o mai pe mei he tikisilani 'a e Temo “ki'I namunamu kuma” hufanga he fakatapu.

3. Koeha 'oku tala ai ko e loto eni e kakai pea pehe ne 'osi fai e talanoa 'a e kau fakafofonga mo e kakai honau vahenga. Ko e fo'I loi mo e takihala lahitaha eni kuo nau fai. Kou fakapapau atu na'e, pea 'oku te'ekiai ke mau fakataha mo homau fakafofonga ke fakaha homau loto. Ko 'eku fehu'I kohai e kakai ko ena 'oku mou lau ki ai. Kole atu kapau ko ho'omou founga ena, pea kapau te mou pule'anga “Poho ee, Poho ee, Poho ee ko te faka'ofa ee ka ko matou . . Te u toki hoko atu - Pola Loiti