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This article lists political parties in French Polynesia .
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French Polynesia has a multi-party system, where multiple parties can achieve electoral success.
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This article lists political parties in French Polynesia .
French Polynesia has a multi-party system, where multiple parties can achieve electoral success.
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.
Amuitahiraʻa o te Nunaʻa Maohi, known as Tāhōʻēraʻa Huiraʻatira until January 2022, is a political party in French Polynesia. The party is conservative, pro-autonomy party and anti-independence. It was founded in 1977 by Gaston Flosse, who supports French Polynesia's current autonomy arrangement with France and who led it 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.
Early legislative elections were held in French Polynesia in early 2008. The first round was held on 27 January, with the second round on 10 February. The early elections was the first one to be conducted under a reformed electoral system.
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.
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Philip Schyle is a French Polynesian politician and a member of the O Porinetia To Tatou Ai'a political party. He is also president of the Fetia Api political party. Schyle was twice the President of the Assembly of French Polynesia - from April 2006 to April 2007 and from April 2009 to April 2010.
Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 21 April and 5 May 2013. The result was a landslide victory for the Tahoera'a Huiraatira party, which won 38 of the 57 seats in the Assembly.
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.
Nicole Sanquer is a French Polynesian politician, and former Cabinet Minister. She was a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022. Elected as a member of Tapura Huiraatira, she sits in the UDI and Independents group in the French Parliament. In 2020 she formed the A here ia Porinetia party.
Nicole Bouteau is a French Polynesian politician. She is a member of the Assembly of French Polynesia and a former Minister of Tourism. She is the daughter of artist Fauura Bouteau.
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.
Teva Rohfritsch is a French Polynesian politician and former Cabinet Minister. Since 2020 he has been one of French Polynesia's two senators in the French Senate, sitting with the Rally of Democrats, Progressives and Independents.
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.
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.
Heiura-Les Verts is a green political party in French Polynesia. Established in 1997, the party is led by Jacky Bryant. It is unrepresented in the Assembly of French Polynesia.
Ia Ora te Nunaʻa is an autonomist political party in French Polynesia. The party was founded in December 2022 by Teva Rohfritsch and Nicole Bouteau.
Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 6 May 2001 for the Territorial Assembly. The result was a victory for Tahoera'a Huiraatira, which won 28 of 49 seats. The pro independence Tāvini Huiraʻatira won 13 seats, and Fetia Api 7. A single independent, Chantal Flores, was elected in the Austral Islands. The Aia Api party failed to reach the 5% threshold and was eliminated from the Assembly.
The Tapura Amui No Tuhaa Pae was a political party in French Polynesia. They had a left political leaning, and advocated for French Polynesian independence.
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