Newly crowned King Tupou VI (left) and Queen Nanasipau'u (right) stand before the delegation at the Centenary Church in Nuku'alofa. Photo: AFP
A stalemate remains in Tonga after an announcement last week from the Privy Council that King Tupou VI was withdrawing confidence in the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence.
But the government, through acting Prime Minister Samiu Vaipulu announced, its advice was the decision as to who occupies ministries is not the King's to make, but rather the government's.
For this reason, he said, the government was maintaining its appointments in the ministries.
RNZ Pacific's Don Wiseman asked RNZ Tonga correspondent, Kalafi Moala to shed some light on the standoff.
