Heiura-Les Verts is a green political party in French Polynesia. Established in 1997, [1] the party is led by Jacky Bryant. It is unrepresented in the Assembly of French Polynesia.
In the 2004 French Polynesian legislative election it was part of the Union for Democracy (UPLD) coalition. [1] In 2011 Jacky Bryant was Minister for the Environment in the coalition government of Oscar Temaru. [2] It was part of the UPLD in the 2013 election. [3]
In the 2018 territorial elections the party ran as part of the E Reo Manahune coalition with Tau Hotu rau. [4] [5]
In the 2022 French presidential election the party endorsed Yannick Jadot of Europe Ecology – The Greens. [6] The party ran three candidates in the 2022 French legislative election, [7] winning 2% of the vote in the first round. [8] In the second round the party urged its supporters to vote against Tapura Huiraatira, [9] and later endorsed Tavini Huiraatira. [10]
On March 14, 2023 the party submitted its list for the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election. [11] The party came last, with 2373 votes and 1.91 percent of the vote, and as a result endorsed Tāvini Huiraʻatira in the second round. [12]
The Fetia Api or Nouvelle Étoile was a centre-right political party in French Polynesia from 1996 to 2016, advocating for the autonomy of French Polynesia. The party was led by Boris Léontieff, former mayor of Arue since 1989, and then subsequently led by Philip Schyle after 2002.
Tāvini Huiraʻatira, also known as Tāvini huiraʻatira nō te ao māʻohi – FLP, is a pro-independence political party in French Polynesia. Founded in 1977 as the Front de libération de la Polynésie (FLP), the party has been led since its inception by Oscar Temaru. From 2004 to 2013 it was part of the Union for Democracy (UPLD) coalition.
The Tapura Amui No Te Faatereraa Manahune – Tuhaa Pae was a short lived political coalition in French Polynesia for the 2004 French Polynesian legislative election, specifically for the Austral Islands. The coalition was between the parties of Tapura Amui no Tuhaa Pae, Union for the Democracy, Heiura-Les Verts, and Fetia Api.
Amuitahiraʻa o te Nunaʻa Maohi, known as Tāhōʻēraʻa Huiraʻatira until January 2022, is a political party in French Polynesia. The party is conservative, pro-independence and pro-association. It was founded in 1977 by Gaston Flosse, who initially supported French Polynesia's autonomy arrangement with France before his current support for independent association with France, and who has led the party for over 20 years.
The Assembly of French Polynesia is the unicameral legislature of French Polynesia, an overseas country of the French Republic. It is located at Place Tarahoi in Pape'ete, Tahiti. It was established in its current form in 1996 although a Tahitian Assembly was first created in 1824. It consists of 57 members who are elected by popular vote for five years; the electoral system is based upon proportional representation in six multi-seat constituencies. Every constituency is represented by at least three representatives. Since 2001, the parity bill binds that the number of women matches the number of men elected to the Assembly.
Here Ai’a, also known as Te Pupu Here Ai'a Te Nunaa ia Ora, is a pro-independence political party in French Polynesia. It was founded by John Teariki and Henri Bouvier in 1965 following the banning of the pro-independence Democratic Rally of the Tahitian People (RDPT) by the colonial French government. Supported mainly by rural Polynesians, the party was a significant force in French Polynesian politics from its foundation until the early 1980's, before entering a decline following Teariki's death in 1983. The party is currently led by Gustave Taputu.
Richard Ari'ihau Tuheiava is a French Polynesian lawyer and politician. He represented French Polynesia in the Senate of France from 2008 to 2014, sitting with the Socialist Party. He is now a Member of the Assembly of French Polynesia and a member of Tavini Huiraatira.
Tapura Huiraatira is a political party in French Polynesia. It was founded on 20 February 2016 by members of Tahoera'a Huiraatira, a parliamentary coalition in the Assembly of French Polynesia, as well as other smaller parties such as Fetia Api.
French Polynesia's third constituency is a French legislative constituency in French Polynesia. It is represented by Moetai Brotherson of Tavini Huiraatira.
A here ia Porinetia is a political party in French Polynesia. The party was formed in August 2020 and advocates a reduction in the size of the Assembly of French Polynesia to 39 members, the introduction of term limits to renew the political class, the legalisation of medicinal cannabis, and the repeal of French Polynesia's vaccination law.
Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 16 and 30 April 2023 to elect 57 representatives of the Assembly. The last election was in 2018.
Steve Chailloux is a French Polynesian politician and member of the French National Assembly. He is a member of Tavini Huiraatira, and sits with the New Ecologic and Social People's Union in the National Assembly.
Antony Daniel Teva Géros is a French Polynesian politician and current President of the Assembly of French Polynesia. He has previously served as a Cabinet Minister, and three times as vice-president of French Polynesia. Since 2020 he has served as Mayor of Paea. He is a member of pro-independence party Tavini Huiraatira.
Isabelle Sachet is a French Polynesian politician and former Cabinet Minister who served in the government of Édouard Fritch. She is a member of the Tapura Huiraatira.
A Tia Porinetia was a political party in French Polynesia. The party was founded in February 2013 by Teva Rohfritsch and members of To Tatou Aia and other small parties. The party was autonomist, and opposed the inclusion of French Polynesia on the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories.
Frédéric Riveta is a French Polynesian politician and former Cabinet Minister. He is a member of Tapura Huiraatira.
Thomas Moutame is a French Polynesian politician and former Cabinet Minister. He has served as Mayor of Taputapuatea since 1997. He is a member of Tapura Huiraatira.
Putai Taae is a French Polynesian politician and former Member of the Assembly of French Polynesia. He is a member of Tapura Huiraatira.
Tauhiti Nena is a French Polynesian boxer, sports administrator, politician, and former Cabinet Minister. He is currently president of the Oceania Boxing Confederation and the Olympic Committee of French Polynesia. He is the son boxer Maco Nena and the father of boxer Tautuarii Nena.