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Elections in French Polynesia
Elections in French Polynesia gives information on election and election results in French Polynesia .
French Polynesia elects the Assembly of French Polynesia (Assemblée de la Polynésie française ), the unicameral legislature on the territorial level. The Assembly of French Polynesia has 57 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies . French Polynesia has a two-party system , which means that there are two dominant political parties , with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
Last elections
Past elections
French Polynesian parliamentary elections
French Polynesian referendums
2007 elections On September 14, 2007, Oscar Temaru , 63, was elected president of French Polynesia for the 3rd time in 3 years (with 27 of 44 votes cast in Tahiti assembly ). He replaced former President Gaston Tong Sang , who lost a no-confidence vote in the 31 August parliament . [1]
2008 elections In the elections on January 27 and February 10 , 2008 , the To Tatou Ai'a (Our Land ) party led by Gaston Tong Song , Mayor of Bora Bora , won 29 seats out of the 66 possible but not the overall majority. The Union for Democracy (Union pour la Démocratie ) which included Oscar Temaru 's pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira gained 20 seats. A surprise coalition between old enemies Gaston Flosse (Tahoera'a Huiraatira , 10 seats) and Temaru saw once again the election of Flosse as President of French Polynesia .[2]
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