After taking an early lead, Tongatapu's three incumbent People's Representatives have roared ahead of the competition in today's general election, re-establishing themselves with clear popular support in the Tongan Legislature.
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Friday 25 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Friday 25 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
In 'EUA the incumbent People's Representative Sunia Fili of 'Ohonua has been returned with a comfortable lead over his nearest contender, even though his supporters dropped from the 1360 votes he won in 2005.
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Friday 25 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
In the two Niuas, Lepolo Mahe Taunisila, of Hihifo/Niuatoputapu, has dropped in the polls well behind new comer, Sione Mafi 'Iloa, of Vaipoa, Niuatoputapu who has taken the seat with 462 votes.
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Friday 25 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
In Ha‘apai, with results now in from most polling stations the incumbent 'Uliti Uata, of Ha'ano, has comfortably retained his Ha'apai No. 1 People's Representative seat with a 2500 votes.
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Thursday 24 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
After 7 pm this evening the results for Tongatapu have started coming in following polling in today's General Election to choose nine People's Representatives to the Tonga Legislative Assembly for the next three years, 2008-10.
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Thursday 24 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Polling in Tonga's General Election kicked off today with heavy numbers of outer island voters gathering at the Akoteu school ground, a new polling site in Nuku'alofa for the outer islands voters. Photos by Linny Folau
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Wednesday 23 April 2008
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tomorrow, April 24, some of Tonga's 68,000 registered electors, will go to the polls to choose their nine representatives to sit in the Tonga Legislative Assembly, possibly for the next three years. By Mary Lyn Fonua
Wednesday 23 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The last Speaker of the House, Hon Tu'iha'angana, lost his Ha'apai seat when Tonga's 29 nobles this morning, April 23, elected their nine representatives to the Tongan Legislative Assembly for 2008-10.
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Tuesday 22 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Twenty-nine Tongan nobles are eligible to go to the polls and elect their nine representatives to the Tongan Legislature tomorrow, Wednesday, at the Palace Office in Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 15 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, April 3-10, 2008. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.
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Friday 4 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
About 67,000 Tongans have registered to vote in Tonga's 2008 General Election, the Electoral Officer Pita Vuki, said this morning.
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Tuesday 25 March 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
‘Akanete Lauti, the former Director of the Friendly Islands Human Rights and Democracy Movement, who resigned in order to run in the April General Election, is disappointed with the decision that an assessment will be done to determine her comeback.
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Monday 17 March 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'Inoke Hu'akau is one of 28 candidates who are contesting the three Tongatapu People's Representatives seats in Tonga's April 24 Parliamentary election, and appears to be the only one expressing strong views against the proposed reform program that was passed by parliament before it closed last year, that politicians are working to introduce in 2010.
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Thursday 28 February 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Seventy one candidates were registered yesterday to compete for the nine People's Representative seats in Tonga's April 24 Parliamentary General Election.
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Thursday 14 February 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Although some candidates for Tonga's April parliamentary general election are campaigning under the banners of emerging political parties, the candidates will still be standing for election as individuals.
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Tuesday 8 January 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's 2008 Parliamentary Election to be held on April 23 for the Nobles Representatives and April 24 for the People's Representatives is on schedule, according to the government electoral officer, Pita Vuki.
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Monday 10 December 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A revision of the licence of the New Zealand lawyer Christopher Harder to practice in Tonga is still being looked at by Christopher's representative in Tonga, Clive Edwards and the President of the Tonga Law society, Laki Niu, said the Registrar of the Tongan Supreme Court, Manako Vi.
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Wednesday 21 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Highlighting mediation as a process of settling disputes out of court has been the biggest achievement of Tonga's first Law Week, according to Tonga's Chief Justice Anthony Ford.
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Friday 16 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Judicial Independence to secure people's rights is a worldwide concern, according to Judge J. Clifford Wallace, a former US Chief Judge who was in Nuku'alofa last week for the 17th Pacific Judicial Conference.
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Tuesday 13 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The House resumed after several weeks of recess, first to enable government to prepare and to host the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in mid-October, and then to enable members to attend the 125th anniversary celebration of Tonga College at the end of October. The day's working agenda was a "carrot on a stick" approach. From the House, an English translation summary from the Tongan vernacular, by Pesi Fonua.
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