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Stunning election victory for Tahoeraa Huiraatira in French Polynesia
Voters in French Polynesia have given the Tahoeraa Huiraatira a stunning election victory, trebling its seats in the 57-member assembly. The party of the veteran politician, Gaston Flosse, campaigned on...
Updated at 8:18 pm on 7 May 2013
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French Polynesia's Tahoeraa Huiraatira deputy says rebuilding a key task
French Polynesia's Tahoeraa Huiraatira has comfortably won the elections for a new 57-member assembly, paving the way for the return of Gaston Flosse to the presidency. It won just over...
Updated at 8:40 am on 7 May 2013
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French Polynesia's Tahoeraa Huiraatira deputy praises past policies
The deputy leader of French Polynesia'a Tahoeraa Huiraatira says the party's success in the territorial election is in part due the weak performance of the outgoing government led by Oscar...
Updated at 7:32 am on 7 May 2013
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Triumph for Gaston Flosse-led Tahoeraa in French Polynesia elections
The Tahoeraa Huiraatira of Gaston Flosse has completed its victory in French Polynesia's run-off election to choose a new 57-member territorial assembly. It has emerged the clear winner in unofficial...
Updated at 4:35 am on 7 May 2013
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French Polynesia to elect new assembly in today's second round
Voters in French Polynesia are going to the polls today in the second round of the election of a new 57-member assembly. Three parties are left in the contest being...
Updated at 5:55 am on 6 May 2013
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French Polynesia to elect new assembly in second round
Voters in French Polynesia are going to the polls today in the second round of the election of a new 57-member assembly. Three parties are left in the contest being...
Updated at 5:40 am on 6 May 2013
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French Polynesia elects new assembly
Voters in French Polynesia are going to the polls today in the second round of the election of a new 57-member assembly. Three parties are left in the contest being...
Updated at 5:18 am on 6 May 2013
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Temaru in last ditch Tahiti campaign effort
The leader of French Polynesia's pro-independence Union For Democracy, Oscar Temaru, has told a crowd of mainly young supporters that in tomorrow's territorial election, each of the votes they will...
Updated at 6:08 pm on 5 May 2013
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Tahiti's Union of Democracy's Sabrina Birk quits politics
The youngest assembly member of French Polynesia's Union of Democracy when it came to power in 2004 is quitting politics. Sabrina Birk declined to stand in this year's territorial election,...
Updated at 7:42 am on 4 May 2013
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Tahiti campaigning in final day
Campaigning in French Polynesia ends tonight before a mandated cool-off day preceding the election of a new 57-member assembly. The leaders of the three parties contesting the run-off had a...
Updated at 4:50 am on 4 May 2013
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Geros promises huge Tahiti development
French Polynesia's vice president, Antony Geros, says should his party keep power after the weekend election, it will launch a huge investment programme. Speaking during an election debate in Tahitian,...
Updated at 1:53 pm on 2 May 2013
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Tahiti election campaign near end
Campaigning is nearing its end in French Polynesia for this weekend's second round of the territorial election. The Tahoeraa Huiraatira of Gaston Flosse dominated the first round which was marked...
Updated at 8:42 pm on 1 May 2013
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Tahiti's Vernier backs A Tia Porinetia
The small French Polynesian party advocating much closer ties with France has called on its backers to support the A Tia Porinetia party in this month's run-off election for a...
Updated at 1:39 pm on 1 May 2013
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French Polynesia's Porinetia Ora supports Tahoeraa Huiraatira
The leader of French Polynesia's Porinetia Ora party has urged his backers to support the Tahoeraa Huiraatira of Gaston Flosse in next week's run-off election for a new territorial assembly.
Updated at 7:07 am on 29 April 2013
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No preference for Porinetia Ora in Tahiti run-off election
The leader of French Polynesia's Porinetia Ora party has advised his supporters they can choose whoever they want in next month's run-off election for a new territorial assembly after it...
Updated at 10:51 am on 25 April 2013
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Three unchanged lists line up for Tahiti's run-off poll
The three French Polynesian parties qualified for next month's run-off in the territorial election say they have retained the same candidates for the May the 5th vote. The Tahoeraa Huiraatira,...
Updated at 4:39 am on 25 April 2013
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Tahiti's Rohfritsch with unchanged list in second round of election
French Polynesia's A Tia Porinetia Party says it will contest next month's second round of the territorial election with the same list of candidates, which won 20 percent of the...
Updated at 12:52 pm on 24 April 2013
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French Polynesia's two main parties to go head-to-head
French Polynesia's two main parties have ruled out any formal alliances with other parties as they have to submit their list of candidates for the run-off in the territorial election...
Updated at 4:30 am on 24 April 2013
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Stunning electoral comback of Tahiti's Flosse
It is likely that the courts in France will shape politics in French Polynesia over the next year as voters are keen to return Gaston Flosse to power despite him...
Updated at 3:51 pm on 23 April 2013
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Tahiti parties ready lists for run-off vote
Political parties in French Polynesia are analysing the results of yesterday's first round of the territorial election as they have less than two days to lodge lists for the run-off...
Updated at 1:56 pm on 23 April 2013
