Semisi Kioa Lafu Sika
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Semisi Kioa Lafu Sika is a Tonga
n politician and Member of the Tongan Parliament
. He is a member of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands
.
Sika is a businessman who runs a takeaway shop and catering firm. He is a lonstanding supporter of the democratic movement in Tonga. In 2007 he was one of three people, including Human Rights and Democracy Movement
leader Samuela 'Akilisi Pohiva
, prosecuted over his leadership of a protest march in June 2006.
Sika was elected to Parliament in the seat of Tongatapu 2
in the 2010 elections
.
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
n politician and Member of the Tongan Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Tonga
The Legislative Assembly of Tonga has 30 members, 9 members elected for a three year term in multi-seat constituencies via the single non-transferable vote system, 9 members elected for a three year term by the 33 hereditary nobles of Tonga, 10 members of the Privy Council and 2 governors. The...
. He is a member of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands
Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands
The Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands is a political party in Tonga. The party's leader is 'Akilisi Pohiva....
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Sika is a businessman who runs a takeaway shop and catering firm. He is a lonstanding supporter of the democratic movement in Tonga. In 2007 he was one of three people, including Human Rights and Democracy Movement
Human Rights and Democracy Movement
The Human Rights and Democracy Movement is a political party in Tonga. Its leader is Uliti Uata.The HRDM was founded in the late 1970s as an informal group of Tongans interested in democratic reform. It was formalised in 1992 as the Pro-Democracy Movement, and contested several elections under...
leader Samuela 'Akilisi Pohiva
Samuela 'Akilisi Pohiva
Samuela 'Akilisi Pohiva is a Tongan politician and a leading member of that country's pro-democracy movement. He is a former teacher, broadcaster, and newspaper publisher, and a founding member of the Human Rights and Democracy Movement and Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands.-Personal...
, prosecuted over his leadership of a protest march in June 2006.
Sika was elected to Parliament in the seat of Tongatapu 2
Tongatapu 2
Tongatapu 2 is an electoral constituency for the Legislative Assembly in the Kingdom of Tonga. It was established for the November 2010 general election, when the multi-seat regional constituencies for People's Representatives were replaced by single-seat constituencies, electing one representative...
in the 2010 elections
Tongan general election, 2010
Early general elections under a new electoral law were held in Tonga on 25 November 2010. They determined the composition of the 2010 Tongan Legislative Assembly....
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