The previous king, George Tupou V, born in 1946, continued to have ultimate control of the government until July 2008.
The only form of local government is through town and district officials who have been popularly elected since 1965.
Legislative power is vested in the King in Parliament, and judicial power is vested in the supreme court. Tonga joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970, and the United Nations in 1999.
Legislative power is vested in the King in Parliament, and judicial power is vested in the supreme court. Tonga joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970, and the United Nations in 1999.
The British High Commission in Tonga closed in March 2006. Tonga's current king, Tupou VI, traces his line directly back through six generations of monarchs.
The previous king, George Tupou V, born in 1946, continued to have ultimate control of the government until July 2008.
This article has not yet been updated to reflect the democratic reforms implemented in 2010. Politics of Tonga takes place in a framework of a constitutional monarchy, whereby the King is the Head of State and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
At that point, concerns over financial irregularities and calls for democracy led to his relinquishing most of his day-to-day powers over the government. ==Executive== |King |Tupou VI | |18 March 2012 |- |Prime Minister |Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa |Independent |27 September 2019 |} Its executive includes the prime minister and the cabinet, which becomes the Privy Council when presided over by the monarch.
At that point, concerns over financial irregularities and calls for democracy led to his relinquishing most of his day-to-day powers over the government. ==Executive== |King |Tupou VI | |18 March 2012 |- |Prime Minister |Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa |Independent |27 September 2019 |} Its executive includes the prime minister and the cabinet, which becomes the Privy Council when presided over by the monarch.
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