For Tonga to raise it's standard of living and to eradicate poverty, candidates for the coming parliamentary election had a few different ideas, including changing lending policies and declaring Tonga to be a "least-developed country".
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Saturday 13 November 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Friday 12 November 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police are keeping a watchful eye on campaigns leading up to a peaceful General Election on November 25 and are prepared to take action if the need arises, said Police Commander Chris Kelley yesterday.

Thursday 4 November 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
One hundred and sixty nine polling stations will be set up throughout Tonga on Election Day November 25, for registered voters to cast their votes and elect Tonga's new leaders under a new form of government.

Thursday 4 November 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
With only three weeks left to the General Election on November 25, a total of 42,067 voters have registered to elect their new leaders in the polls under a new government system.

Monday 25 October 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
With only one month away from the General Election on November 25, Tonga's first National Identification Cards for voters are currently being distributed to voters in Tongatapu, with the outer islands to follow in the next few weeks.

Friday 22 October 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Registration of candidates closed at 3pm today, with a total of 147 candidates running for the General Election on November 25.

Friday 22 October 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Fifty candidates had registered for the November 25 General Election, on the first day of registration in Tongatapu today and more have registered in the outer islands.

Tuesday 19 October 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Guaranteeing equal rights for women in Tonga by endorsing CEDAW was not a commitment for four of the candidates running for election, who did not understand the Convention to End All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

Saturday 9 October 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Would it be necessary to restructure Tonga's education system when a new system of government is introduced following the General Election on November 25?

Tuesday 5 October 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
"What will be the impact of the Political Reform that is about to take place in November on the Tongan culture and the relationship between the Common People and the Monarchy, and the Nobles?" That was the topic for a programme of Candidates Meeting the Press Dialogue on September 29 at the International Dateline Hotel.

Tuesday 28 September 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
With only three weeks left until candidates register for the Tonga General Election set for November 25, it is expected that some high level public servants will resign their posts in order to stand for election to parliament.

Thursday 23 September 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Media Dialogue providing a forum for journalists and the public to question candidates who are running for the Tonga General Election continued in Nuku'alofa on September 22.

Monday 20 September 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Public Service Commission has to date, not received any resignations from public servants who are planning to run as candidates in Tonga's General Election on November 25.

Friday 17 September 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
IN the lead up to the Tonga General Election on November 25, a Media Dialogue began in Nuku'alofa providing a forum for journalists and the public to question candidates who are running for election.

Sunday 5 September 2010
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Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Does Mr. Hola think that Tonga will do a better job than the British Lord Chancellor? After 1,400 years, former Prime Minister Tony Blair finally agreed in 2003 to close it down. It had run afoul of the law for many years, and had violated basic democratic principles. - Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi.

Friday 3 September 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
About 40,000 Tongan voters have registered for the 2010 Tonga General Election, to be held in November, after the final round of registration closed throughout Tonga on Tuesday August 31.

Friday 3 September 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Registration of candidates for the 2010 Tonga General Election will be held for two days in October on a day to be announced soon, said the Election Supervisor Pita Vuki on September 2.

Wednesday 1 September 2010
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Suva, Fiji
I must admit that the departure of two senior judges of the Supreme Court in recent times is quite disturbing. As a developing nation, this trend is a sign of an unhealthy judiciary and the state must inquire as to how this can be reversed. - Freddy Kavaha'apai.

Monday 30 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
I would maintain there is accountability with check and balance in place with the appointment and functional duties of the office of Lord Chancellor and others, to ensure independence of the judiciary. The repealed Judiciary Services Commission, glaringly lacked accountability with the required check and balance in place, to ensure, as Mokofisi has relayed, it does not run afoul of the law. - Moto Ki Lau Hola.

Thursday 26 August 2010
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San Francisco,USA
There has been a lot of concerns about the independence of the judiciary branch of government in Tonga. I believe that these concerns are valid. For this reason, I have two suggestions to resolve this problem. - Siosaia Fatani.
