Sovaleni has butted heads with Tonga's influential King Tupou VI, fuelling speculation of a deepening rift between the royals and his government. In cryptic remarks delivered before announcing his ...

His government also had difficult relations with Tonga’s head of state, King Tupou VI, who retains powers to dissolve parliament, appoint judges and veto laws. “The former prime minister’s ...

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Tonga's King Tupou VI is reasserting his royal authority, with his imprint clear in the new Cabinet announced this week, a high-profile lawyer on the island says. After a month of delays ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tonga's Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala has been named minister for defence and foreign affairs, taking on the key government roles in the Pacific Islands nation a week after ...