Sustainable Nation-Building Party

The Sustainable Nation-Building Party (Tongan: Paati Langafonua Tuʻuloa) is a political party in Tonga. It was launched on August 4, 2007 in Auckland, New Zealand.[1]

Sustainable Nation-Building Party
LeaderSione Fonua
Founded4 August 2007
Dissolved2017

The party's president is 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
  1. Paati Langafonua Tu'uloa (Sustainable Nation-Building Party) media release
  2. "Tonga's newest political party recruiting members". Radio New Zealand International. 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  3. "Tonga election residency rules for candidates called draconian". Radio New Zealand International. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
  4. "Unsuccessful Tonga party eyes next election". Radio New Zealand International. 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2010-11-29.


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