General Fono

General Fono
Fono Fakamua
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Charles III
since 8 September 2022
Don Higgins
since 2022
Alapati Tavite
since 12 March 2024[1]
Seats20
Elections
Last election
26 January 2023
Website
https://www.tokelau.org.nz/

The General Fono (Tokelauan: Fono Fakamua) is the parliament of Tokelau. It has 20 members (15 before 2008), representing the 3 atolls. Elections are held every three years.

Tokelau is a de facto non-partisan democracy since both village and Fono elections are made without political parties.[2]

  1. ^ "Tokelau". rulers.org. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ^ "How Tokelau is Governed". tokelau.org.nz. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Makes no references to political parties for elections or governance.