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Tahoeraa expulsions in Tahiti challenged
The vice-president of French Polynesia, Nuihau Laurey, has accused the Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party of using double standards by expelling him.
Updated at 3:36 pm on 8 April 2015
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Four Tahiti party expulsions confirmed
French Polynesia's ruling Tahoeraa Huiraatira party has expelled four senior members, including the vice-president and the mayor of Papeete.
Updated at 11:45 am on 6 April 2015
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Tahiti ministers object to expulsions
Several French Polynesian government ministers have sent a joint letter to their party leader, Gaston Flosse, advising him not to expel four members, including the vice-president, Nuihau Laurey.
Updated at 10:39 am on 3 April 2015
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Tension rises within Tahiti's ruling party
There is continued tension within French Polynesia's ruling Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party as expulsions are about to be formalised.
Updated at 1:41 pm on 2 April 2015
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Tahiti vice president expelled from own party
The vice-president of French Polynesia, Nuihau Laurey, has been expelled from the ruling Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party for defying it by seeking a seat in the French Senate.
Updated at 12:58 pm on 1 April 2015
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Laurey ready for expulsion from Tahiti top party
The vice-president of French Polynesia, Nuihau Laurey, says it would be regrettable if he was to be expelled from the ruling party for running for a seat in the French Senate.
Updated at 12:58 pm on 31 March 2015
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Rifts deepen in Tahiti's ruling party
The rifts within the French Polynesia's ruling Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party have deepened, with its leader poised to expel two senior members.
Updated at 8:20 am on 30 March 2015
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Jail sought in French Polynesia presidential espionage case
The prosecution in a trial of French Polynesia's disgraced former president, Gaston Flosse, has requested a two-year jail sentence.
Updated at 7:35 am on 30 March 2015
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Two-year jail term sought for Flosse over Tahiti spying
The prosecution in French Polynesia's espionage trial has requested a two-year jail sentence for the disgraced former president, Gaston Flosse, for espionage and abuse of public funds.
Updated at 8:17 pm on 26 March 2015
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Jail term sought for Flosse over Tahiti spying
The prosecution in French Polynesia's espionage trial has requested a one-year jail sentence for the disgraced former president, Gaston Flosse, for invading the privacy of rival politicians, journalists and others.
Updated at 1:06 pm on 26 March 2015
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Flosse defence justifies Tahiti surveillance
French Polynesia's criminal court has been told that the surveillance by a defunct espionage service was only conducted in public and was therefore legal.
Updated at 2:39 pm on 25 March 2015
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Flosse in court over Tahiti spy agency
The trial has open in French Polynesia's criminal court of eight people for their involvement in a now defunct espionage service.
Updated at 6:00 pm on 24 March 2015
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Open rift in ruling party in French Polynesia
Divisions within French Polynesia's ruling party have deepened, with rival factions nominating different candidates for the May election of the territory's two members of the French Senate.
Updated at 2:27 pm on 20 March 2015
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Tahiti court hears defamation case against Le Monde
The criminal court in French Polynesia has heard the defamation case brought against two French journalists over a book and a 2013 article in the French newspaper, Le Monde.
Updated at 3:03 pm on 19 March 2015
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France extends development aid to Tahiti
The French overseas minister, George Pau-Langevin, has signed a range of contracts with the French Polynesian president, Edouard Fritch, worth nearly 200 million US dollars.
Updated at 2:36 pm on 11 March 2015
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Paris to tidy up French Polynesia statute
The head of the law commission of the French National Assembly says French Polynesia's statute should be tidied up but in the main remain the same.
Updated at 4:23 pm on 5 March 2015
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Tahiti due for fresh French Senate election in May
The French High Commission in French Polynesia has confirmed that a fresh election of the territory's two members of the French Senate will be held on May the 3rd.
Updated at 2:39 pm on 4 March 2015
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Anuanuraro atoll sale case goes back to Tahiti court
There will be a fresh trial in French Polynesia over the controversial 2002 sale of Anuanuraro atoll by a leading pearl producer.
Updated at 2:23 pm on 27 February 2015
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Top French Polynesia leaders meet at last
The two top leaders of French Polynesia's ruling Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party have held their first meeting in five months in a bid to heal an unprecedented rift in its ranks.
Updated at 1:48 pm on 23 February 2015
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Tahoeraa keen on retaining French Senate seats
French Polynesia's ruling party is set to seek the re-election of its two French Senate members who lost their seats this month.
Updated at 4:21 pm on 20 February 2015
