Results for Politics

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.

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.

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.

The Judicial Services Commission was a "Big Farce" and the repealing of the Judicial Services Commission Act 2006, was called for, thank God. The Act itself was an invitation for corruption and buddy buddy at the highest level of the judiciary. Sadly, both Mr Niu and Chief Justice Ford (Chairman) sit in the four-members, Judicial Services Commission. - Moto ki Lau Hola.

'Parliamentary Process in a Democracy' was the subject of a three day workshop held in Tonga last week by a New Zealand parliamentary delegation.

A Forum for Discussion on how to educate the Tongan public about the function of parliament, government and the law, and Tonga's political reform, was hosted by the Kolofo'ou Development Committee at the International Dateline Hotel on Friday, May 28.

With only months to go to the election, the people's representatives as a power bloc are divided and incoherent. It lacks the cohesion that is required of a serious contender for the whip hand the new system has on offer. It is unlikely that they will be able to address these divisions in time for November and it is reasonable to expect the next PM and Cabinet to be mandated primarily by the nobles' united influence. - Sefita Hao'uli.

The main purpose of my letter is to expose the misinformation and also the faulty logic in the ideas presented in Mr. Pohiva's politically motivated letter, which was presented in a very personal manner and not academically objective as one would normally expect from a list of well educated individuals. - Daniel K. Fale.

The Report of the Royal Constituency Boundaries Commission to settle the electoral boundaries for the 2010 Elections was presented to King George Tupou V on Thursday, March 25 in Nuku'alofa.