Comments on: Tongan commission calls for more people’s seats, less political power for King http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/tongan-commission-calls-for-more-peoples-seats-less-political-power-for-king/ News and analysis from the Asia-Pacific and Oceania region Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:27:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fruits and Votes » Prof. Shugart's Blog » A new STV system for the Pacific? http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/tongan-commission-calls-for-more-peoples-seats-less-political-power-for-king/comment-page-1/#comment-2118 Fruits and Votes » Prof. Shugart's Blog » A new STV system for the Pacific? Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:20:55 +0000 http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/?p=4777#comment-2118 [...] chiefs wield all the power, may make the change to a parliamentary democracy. And, if the proposals of the official Constitutional and Electoral Commission are adopted, the expended elected [...] [...] chiefs wield all the power, may make the change to a parliamentary democracy. And, if the proposals of the official Constitutional and Electoral Commission are adopted, the expended elected [...]

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