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Flosse fails in bid to run for Tahiti office
French Polynesia's former president Gaston Flosse won't be allowed to stand in next month's election.
Updated at 8:24 am on 23 March 2018
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Tahiti's Flosse likely to remain ineligible
Reports from Paris say the highest court in France is set to reject an appeal by French Polynesia's former president Gaston Flosse to be allowed to stand in next month's election.
Updated at 12:17 pm on 22 March 2018
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French Polynesia's Tapura Huiraatira presents candidates
French Polynesia's ruling Tapura Huiraatira party has held its congress to present its candidates for next month's territorial election.
Updated at 3:29 pm on 19 March 2018
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Three French Polynesia politicians get suspended jail sentences
The appeal court in French Polynesia has given suspended jail sentences to three politicians, including a former president, for abusing public funds.
Updated at 3:12 pm on 9 March 2018
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Another defection in French Polynesia
Another senior politician of French Polynesia's Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party has defected to the ruling Tapura Huiraatira party.
Updated at 6:49 am on 5 March 2018
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French Polynesia opposition signs coalition deal
French Polynesia's opposition Tahoeraa Huiraatira party has signed a coalition deal with two minor parties for the April territorial election.
Updated at 10:11 am on 26 February 2018
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Tuihani threatens legal action over open letter
The president of French Polynesia's assembly Marcel Tuihani says he will take legal action against the author of an open letter which criticised his running of the assembly.
Updated at 12:21 pm on 14 February 2018
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French Polynesia assembly staff protest over harassment
There is an uproar among the staff of French Polynesia's territorial assembly just months out from the elections.
Updated at 10:51 am on 12 February 2018
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Tahiti explains ban bid for convicted politician
A French Polynesian politician says his proposal for a life-time ban for elected members with criminal convictions is aimed at restoring confidence in politics.
Updated at 7:25 am on 8 February 2018
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Fresh call for French Polynesia to become an associate state
There has been a fresh call to make French Polynesia an associated state of France.
Updated at 9:00 am on 29 January 2018
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Tahiti's president accuses child psychiatrist of causing panic
The French Polynesian president Edouard Fritch has accused a child psychiatrist of causing panic with his report on troubled children whose conditions he has linked to the legacy of the French nuclear weapons tests.
Updated at 9:51 am on 27 January 2018
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French bill seeks to ban corrupt politicians
A bill by a French Polynesian politician is being prepared in France which would disqualify from holding office for life any elected member convicted of abusing public funds.
Updated at 6:48 am on 26 January 2018
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Flosse's Tahiti election ban upheld
French Polynesia's former president Gaston Flosse won't be allowed to stand in the territorial election in April.
Updated at 4:41 pm on 25 January 2018
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Tahiti's UAE loan terms queried in Paris
The French government says different ministries may have to be consulted before French Polynesia can take out a loan of $US5 billion from the United Arab Emirates.
Updated at 5:41 pm on 24 January 2018
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French Poly govt hits out at Flosse over UAE deal
The French Polynesian government has again hit out at Gaston Flosse after he announced he had deal with a company in the United Arab Emirates for billions of dollars worth of investment.
Updated at 3:42 pm on 19 January 2018
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Flosse determined to stand in Tahiti election
French Polynesia's former president Gaston Flosse says he will go to France's highest court if necessary to be able to run in the territorial election in April.
Updated at 2:40 pm on 17 January 2018
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Tahiti's Fritch cool about UAE tourism bid
French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch says plans to meet potential tourism investors from the United Arab Emirates fell over.
Updated at 12:04 pm on 16 January 2018
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Tahiti rivalry over En Marche representation
There is controversy in French Polynesia over who is allowed to represent France's ruling En Marche party in Tahiti.
Updated at 8:47 am on 16 January 2018
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Flosse touts UAE deal for Tahiti project
French Polynesia's former president Gaston Flosse says he has signed an agreement with an investor in the United Arab Emirates who is poised to fund billions of dollars worth of projects in Tahiti.
Updated at 3:36 pm on 15 January 2018
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Tahiti rules out Middle Eastern developer keen on Mahana
The French Polynesian government has cast doubt on suggestions that an investor in Abu Dhabi is interested in the multi-billion dollar Mahana Beach project.
Updated at 1:01 pm on 5 January 2018
