Country Profile:
Upcoming Elections
- Parliamentary
2011
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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: King King George TUPOU V
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Feleti (Fred) SEVELE
- Assembly: Tonga has a unicameral Legislative Assembly (Fale Alea) with 34 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The King is inherited N/A.
- Prime Minister is appointed by the monarch.
- In the Legislative Assembly (Fale Alea), 16 members are ex officio to serve 3-year terms, 9 members are elected by indirect vote to serve 3-year terms and 9 members are elected by popular vote to serve 3-year terms.***
*** 9 members are elected by popular vote, 16 cabinet ministers sit ex officio, and 9 members are nobles selected by the country's 33 noble familes; members serve three-year terms.
Population:
- Population: 116,921 (July 2007 est.)
Future elections
- Parliamentary - 2011
Past elections
- Parliamentary - April 24, 2008
- Parliamentary - March 17, 2005
- Parliamentary - March 11, 1999
Last Updated on 08/17/2005
