The Sustainable Nation-Building Party (Tongan: Paati Langafonua Tuʻuloa) was a political party in Tonga. It was launched on August 4, 2007 in Auckland, New Zealand.[1]
Sustainable Nation-Building Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Sione Fonua |
| Founded | 4 August 2007 |
| Dissolved | 2017 |
The party's president was Sione Fonua, an Auckland-based lawyer. He plans to move to Tonga before the 2008 elections.[2]
The party ran four candidates in the 2010 elections,[3] but did not win any seats. It intends to recruit more members and candidates and contest the next elections in 2014.[4] The party did not run any candidates at the 2017 election, and is now defunct.
References
edit- ^ Paati Langafonua Tu'uloa (Sustainable Nation-Building Party) media release
- ^ "Tonga's newest political party recruiting members". Radio New Zealand International. 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ "Tonga election residency rules for candidates called draconian". Radio New Zealand International. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ^ "Unsuccessful Tonga party eyes next election". Radio New Zealand International. 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
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