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 ...

Siaosi Sovaleni resigned as prime minister two weeks ago, after clashing with Tonga’s influential King Tupou VI, prompting speculation about a growing divide between the monarch and his government.

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 ...