Tonga is the only monarchy in the Pacific (except monarchiami personnel remaining in the union with Great Britain), and the only one belonging to the British Commonwealth (except the United Kingdom). The kingdom is far greater than in Europe monarchiach, and respect for the king is as large as before stuleciami and is closely related to tongijską tradition.
The Head of State is the king, since 2006 it is Jerzy TUPOU V. King appoints the Prime Minister (now the Dr. is. Feleti Sevele) and ministers, often on a life term (in practice, ministers work until retirement age, which guarantees the stability and continuity of government ). As part of Tonga’s political system is also a parliament. But his democratic legitimacy is limited. Citizens can choose 9 of the 23 MPs. The rest are elected from among the members of prominent families and appointed by the king. In Tonga, political parties do not operate in the usual sense of the word, at the end of 80 years However, a civic opposition movement demanding a democratic country.
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