First, he drafted a constitution that gave ... It's the 21st century man! Why can't the King of Tonga be modern too?" ...

Tonga has elected a new leader by secret ballot in parliament, two weeks after the previous prime minister abruptly resigned, ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Tonga’s Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni ... Some lawmakers at first decried the king's pressure on Sovaleni and his foreign minister as unconstitutional, but both ...

Sovaleni has butted heads with Tonga's influential King Tupou VI, fueling speculation ... scheduled to start spiking this year. Sovaleni was first elected to parliament in 2014 and served as ...

The resignation follows months of political uncertainty that observers say began when Tonga's king withdrew his confidence in the foreign minister, and in Mr Sovaleni as defence minister ...