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A first roundtable meeting has ended in Paris aimed at ending the political crisis in French Polynesia. The talks involved the French overseas territories minister, Brigitte Girardin, and all top...

The French government says the minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte Girardin, will receive a delegation of the ousted Oscar Temaru-led coalition government of French Polynesia. The…

The mayor of Papeete, Michel Buillard says French Polynesia's President Gaston Flosse is the victim of a media lynching, with maliciously made false statements. In a statement to the news...

France says it will let the democratic process unfold as normal in French Polynesia. The French overseas minister, Brigitte Girardin, has told the newspaper, Le Monde, that the republic isn't...

The third vice-president of French Polynesia's territorial assembly has called a meeting for tomorrow morning to set a date for fresh presidential elections. Lana Tetuanui's move came after the…

France says it will not agree to a request by the French Polynesian president, Oscar Temaru, to dissolve parliament and hold fresh elections. The minister in charge of overseas territories,...

The leader of the opposition in French Polynesia, Gaston Flosse, has described President Oscar Temaru's recent visit to Paris as a "total failure". Mr Flosse claims it highlights the new...

A spokesman for the French Polynesian Government says tension between the territory and the Minister responsible for it in Paris are back on an even keel. It was reported during...

The new French Polynesian president, Oscar Temaru, says he is satisfied with his top level talks in Paris. It is the first such meeting since he defeated Gaston Flosse, the...

The French Polynesian president, Oscar Temaru, has arrived in Paris for his first visit following his election last month. Mr Temaru says he wants to reassure the business sector that...

The French minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte Girardin, says she hopes a consensus will emerge among New Caledonia's 11 ministers to avert fresh provincial elections. The 11-member…

French Polynesia's Assembly has elected a pro-independence politician as its new President or Speaker Antony Geros has been elected by a one vote majority over Emile Vernaudun Yves Sage, a...

The French overseas minister, Brigitte Girardin, is reported to have told the President of French Polynesia, Gaston Flosse, that France would "turn off the taps" if the pro-independence leader…

The French minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte Girardin, has warned the Socialists not to rejoice too soon over the gains of the pro-independence groups in French Polynesia's…

The French minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte Girardin, says her government will continue to have a dialogue with all New Caledonians to implement the 1998 Noumea accord on...

The French minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte Girardin, has ended a three-day official visit to New Caledonia, saying she has the impression that things are progressing well. Mrs...

The head of New Caledonia's Alliance Party, Didier Leroux, has called on the ruling RPCR party to stop squandering the territory's wealth by selling off public land and mines. Mr...

New Caledonia's Alliance party has teamed up with a dissident of the main political party, the RPCR, to contest the May territorial election. The Alliance president, Didier Leroux, says he...

New Caledonia has signed a so-called special accord to govern relations between France, New Caledonia and the French Pacific territory of Wallis and Futuna. New Caledonia's President, Pierre Frogier…

The president of the French Polynesian government, Gaston Flosse, has reshuffled his administration in a move which has seen three new ministers. Teva Rohfritsch, who was a director at the...

The French Polynesian territorial government has been re-shuffled. Teva Rohfritsch, who was a director at the Socredo bank, has become the new tourism minister, replacing Brigitte Vanizette. The…

The new autonomy statute for French Polynesia has been passed for debate to the French senate after its approval last week by the French council of state. The document on...

The leader of New Caledonia's Alliance Party says he wants to raise the issue of the electorate's make-up with the French President Jacques Chirac when he visits Noumea in three...

New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement has expressed satisfaction with the outcome of this week's review of the 1998 Noumea accord with the French minister in charge of overseas territories…

The French minister in charge of overseas territories, Brigitte Girardin, has left New Caledonia at the end of a three-day visit which included a review of the 1998 Noumea Accord...