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Covid-19 management castigated by Tahiti opposition
French Polynesia's opposition Tahoeraa Huiraatira party has accused the government of laxness in dealing with the Covid-19 outbreak which has to date seen 55 people testing positive.
Updated at 5:59 am on 20 April 2020
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French Polynesian Covid-19 cases now at 39
French Polynesia has registered two more Covid-19 cases, raising the total to 39.
Updated at 6:46 pm on 4 April 2020
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Tahiti court throws out Flosse candidacy
A court in French Polynesia has upheld a decision disallowing veteran leader Gaston Flosse to contest this month's municipal elections.
Updated at 11:40 am on 4 March 2020
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Tahiti's Tahoeraa set to expel assembly member
French Polynesia's opposition Tahoeraa Huiraatira party is poised to lose one of its assembly members.
Updated at 9:53 am on 4 March 2020
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Flosse candidacy for Tahiti municipal elections rejected
The French High Commission in French Polynesia has rejected the candidacy of the veteran politician Gaston Flosse for the municipal elections in two weeks.
Updated at 9:29 am on 2 March 2020
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Tahiti mayor cleared to stand in next month's municipal elections
The longtime mayor of French Polynesia's capital Papeete has been cleared by the courts to stand in next month's municipal elections.
Updated at 8:50 am on 26 February 2020
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French Polynesia's Flosse signals he will keep pursuing voter registration
Veteran French Polynesian politician Gaston Flosse says last week's supreme court ruling against him was only the first round.
Updated at 12:25 pm on 24 February 2020
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Flosse's political comeback struck down by French court
Veteran French Polynesian politician Gaston Flosse will not be able to run in next month's municipal elections after he failed to register as a voter.
Updated at 2:18 pm on 21 February 2020
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Doubts cast over eligibility of Tahiti mayor to contest election
The eligibility of the mayor of French Polynesia's capital to contest next month's municipal elections is being challenged.
Updated at 1:11 pm on 20 February 2020
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Flosse bid to register as voter rejected
French Polynesia's veteran politician Gaston Flosse has reportedly had his second bid to register as a voter in Papeete rejected.
Updated at 8:30 am on 11 February 2020
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Complaint laid against French Polynesia's Flosse - reports
Reports from French Polynesia say a complaint has been laid against veteran politician Gaston Flosse over his latest attempt to register as a voter in Papeete.
Updated at 11:20 am on 10 February 2020
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Flosse in fresh bid to register as Tahiti voter
French Polynesia's veteran politician Gaston Flosse has made a fresh bid to register as a voter in Papeete.
Updated at 8:44 am on 5 February 2020
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Tahiti court rebuffs Flosse's voter registration
French Polynesia's veteran politician Gaston Flosse has failed in his bid to register as a voter in Papeete.
Updated at 5:41 am on 27 January 2020
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Storms brewing: Pacific outlook for 2020
As a new decade dawns much of the Pacific is grappling with major upheavals, from climate and health crises to self-determination struggles. Jamie Tahana and Johnny Blades look at the state of play.
Updated at 6:59 am on 20 January 2020
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Hopes for a trial in Tahiti over JPK disappearance
The family of a French Polynesian journalist who vanished in 1997 hopes a court case about his disappearance will be opened this year.
Updated at 2:22 pm on 15 January 2020
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French Polynesia's Tahoeraa probed over assembly contracts
Reports from Tahiti say the public prosecutor has opened an investigation into the alleged abuse of public funds by top politicians of French Polynesia's Tahoeraa Huiraatira party.
Updated at 11:24 am on 14 January 2020
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French Polynesia's Flosse fails in electoral appeal
French Polynesia veteran politician Gaston Flosse has failed in his appeal to the electoral commission to be registered as a voter in Papeete.
Updated at 7:11 am on 13 January 2020
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Tahiti's Tapura party to contest Faa'a mayoralty with 2 candidates
French Polynesia's ruling Tapura Huiraatira party will contest the mayoralty of the largest town with two candidates, suggesting a further split in its ranks.
Updated at 2:31 pm on 9 January 2020
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Opposition alliance for Tahiti municipal elections doubted
French Polynesia's pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party has downplayed claims by the anti-independence Tahoeraa Huiraatira that the two will run jointly in the municipal elections in March.
Updated at 9:36 am on 4 January 2020
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Sanquer remains in Tahiti's Tapura party
French Polynesia's ruling Tapura Huiraatira Party has decided against the expulsion of a senior member, Nicole Sanquer, despite her refusal to sit with her party in the assembly.
Updated at 5:15 am on 16 December 2019
