Pro democracy MPs big winners in Tongan election
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The election for the nine people's representatives in Tonga's parliament has shown the Kingdom's Pro Democracy Movement still has the majority of the support. Yesterday the movement won six of the seats on offer, despite its members still facing charges of sedition over their role in the 2006 riots.
It's a result which has also surprised many analysts and critics, who were saying there would be a drop in support, with voters deciding not to endorse a movement, which is often described as to radical, in its proposals for embracing democratic rule.
Presenter: Pacific Correspondent Campbell Cooney in Nuku'alofa
