汤加新任总理法卡法努亚勋爵(Fakafanua)赢得了狭隘的议会选票,并开始在低投票率和地区挑战下领导一个以团结为重点的政府。 Tonga’s new 31-year-old Prime Minister, Lord Fakafanua, won a narrow parliamentary vote and begins leading a unity-focused government amid low turnout and regional challenges.

汤加新任总理法卡法努阿勋爵，31岁，在议会投票中以16票对10票击败前总理艾萨克·埃克博士，正式就职。 Tonga’s new Prime Minister, Lord Fakafanua, 31, has taken office after winning 16 to 10 in a parliamentary vote over former PM Dr ‘Aisake Eke. 他的目标是组建内阁,促进议会的团结,以推动国家建设。 He aims to form his Cabinet and promote unity in Parliament to drive nation-building. 选举的投票率很低,只有31 988名选民参加投票,低于2021年的62%。 The election saw low turnout, with only 31,988 voters participating—down from 62% in 2021. 虽然出现了一些关于选举违规的指控,但政府没有作出答复。 While some allegations of electoral irregularities have surfaced, the government has not responded. 新领导层正在面临区域挑战,包括一名卫生工作者逃往澳大利亚,在致命地震后瓦努阿图的恢复努力,以及涉及巴布亚新几内亚国民在澳大利亚的致命交通事故。 The new leadership comes amid ongoing regional challenges, including a health worker exodus to Australia, recovery efforts in Vanuatu after a deadly earthquake, and fatal road accidents involving Papua New Guinean nationals in Australia.