A government-appointed committee for political reforms concluded Friday that Tonga people elect all 35 members of parliament.

Pacnews, a Suva-based regional news agency, said this is a break in tradition from the nine Peoples Representatives currently elected by the island kingdom's 115,000 population.

An archipelago of more than 170 islands spread over an area of the South Pacific roughly the size of Japan, Tonga is the last Polynesian monarchy.

The committee further proposed amendments to the law to facilitate the proposed changes.

"After the people elect all members of parliament, the King then may appoint a Prime Minister from the elected members, and the Prime Minister will appoint his cabinet ministers from the elected members of the House," said the report.

Chairman of the national committee for political reform, Dr. Sitiveni Halapua, said majority of Tongans want the traditional social structure of the King, nobles and the people to remain untouched, "but there must be changes to the structure of government and how government is administered."

The rest of the committee's report will be read out to the House next week.

Source: Xinhua