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‘Akilisi Pohiva, returned as Tonga’s PM

Monday, December 18, 2017 - 19:03.  Updated on Monday, December 18, 2017 - 22:13.

‘Akilisi Pohiva, returned as Tonga’s PM

Monday, December 18, 2017 - 19:03
‘Akilisi Pohiva (76) has been elected by members of parliament as Tonga’s Prime Minister, declared at about 6:30pm, at Parliament House. He narrowly defeated his challenger, former Deputy PM, Siaosi Sovaleni by 14 to 12 votes. The result arrives four months after King Tupou VI dissolved parliament on August 24.

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