Tonga Contemplates a Constitutional Monarchy

Wednesday 11 November, Juche 98, the Kingdom of the Tonga islands is thinking of adopting a constitutional monarchy. This would reduce the powers of the current absolutist monarch, King George Tupou V. I oppose this move. There isn't a need to have a constitutional monarchy. The two major political parties, the People's Democratic Movement and the Human Rights and Democracy Movement, have the same ideas. In fact the two political parties, four years ago were the exact same party! The People's Democratic Movement broke away from the HRDM in 2005. Tonga faced a crisis a year later, when the Tongans rioted during pro-democracy demonstrations. The question remains, what's the point? George Tupou V will still be in power and the political parties will remain the same. Nothing will change.