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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: King King George TUPOU V
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Sialeʻataonga TUIVAKANAO
- Assembly: Tonga has a unicameral Legislative Assembly (Fale Alea) with 26 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The King is hereditary.
- The Prime Minister is appointed by the monarch.
- In the Legislative Assembly (Fale Alea), 9 members are elected by hereditary state rulers to serve 3-year terms and 17 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 3-year terms.
Population:
- Population: 119,009 (July 2008 est.)
Future elections
- Parliamentary - 2014
Past elections
- Parliamentary - November 25, 2010
- Parliamentary - April 24, 2008
- Parliamentary - March 17, 2005
- Parliamentary - March 11, 1999
Last Updated on 12/22/2010
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