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- ↑ "UMP holds seats in French Polynesia and New Caledonia, but not Wallis and Futuna". RNZ. 18 June 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ↑ "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ↑ "Wallis et Futuna : une triangulaire fatale aux deux candidats de gauche" (in French). Le Monde. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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