Two Tongan MPs, one the former prime minister and the other a serving cabinet minister, have lost their seats in Parliament.
Former PM, Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa, and the minister for Internal Affairs, Sangster Saulala, have been convicted of bribing voters during the election campaign period in November last year.
Tu'ionetoa lost his election petition on Friday and Saulala's election to the Tongatapu No.7 people's representative was declared void by the chief justice today.
RNZ Pacific's Don Wiseman spoke with our correspondent in Tonga, Kalafi Moala about the cases.
Tonga's parliamentary chamber Photo: Tonga parliament
