5 Apr 2024

Tonga's PM steps down from defence role

From Pacific Waves, 6:02 am on 5 April 2024

King Tupou VI receives Tonga's new Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni, after presenting the Royal Warrant of Appointment for the PM at the Royal Palace in Nuku'alofa on Tuesday 28 December 2021. Sovaleni was elected as PM by the new parliament, following Tonga's November 18 general election.

Tonga's Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni has vacated his portfolio of defence minister. Photo: Pesi Fonua / Matangi Tonga Online

It concludes a two-month standoff between the PM and King Tupou VI

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