Aisake Eke won the top job following a secret ballot vote on 24 December. His selection followed the shock resignation of Siaosi Sovaleni Hu'akavameilliku on 9 December, ahead of a vote of no ...

Both portfolios were at the centre of a spat between the previous prime minister Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni and the king, who thought he should be the one selecting ministers for those roles. The ...