Elections in French Polynesia
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{{Politics of French Polynesia}}
'''Elections in French Polynesia''' gives information on [[election]] and election results in [[politics of French Polynesia|French Polynesia]].
French Polynesia elects the [[Assembly of French Polynesia]] (''Assemblée de la Polynésie française''), the [[Unicameralism|unicameral]] [[legislature]] on the territorial level. The Assembly of French Polynesia has 57 members, elected for a five year term by [[proportional representation]] in multi-seat [[constituency|constituencies]].
French Polynesia has a [[two-party system]], which means that there are two dominant [[List of political parties in French Polynesia|political parties]], with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
==Last elections==
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{{French Polynesian legislative election, 2004}}
==Past elections==
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==2007 elections==
On September 14, 2007, [[Oscar Temaru]], 63, was elected president of [[French Polynesia]] for the 3rd time in 3 years (with 27 of 44 [[votes]] cast in [[Tahiti]] [[assembly]]). He replaced former President [[Gaston Tong Sang]], who lost a [[no-confidence vote]] in the 31 August [[parliament]]. <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6994513.stm BBC NEWS, French Polynesia gets new leader]</ref>
==2008 elections==
In the [[Elections in French Polynesia|elections]] on [[January 27]] and [[February 10]], [[2008]], the [[To Tatou Ai'a]] (''Our Land'') party led by [[Gaston Tong Song]], [[Mayor]] of [[Bora Bora]], won 29 seats out of the 66 possible but not the overall majority. The Union for Democracy ''([[Union pour la Démocratie]])'' which included [[Oscar Temaru]]'s pro-independence [[Tavini Huiraatira]] gained 20 seats. A surprise coalition between old enemies [[Gaston Flosse]] ([[Tahoera'a Huiraatira]], 10 seats) and Temaru saw once again the election of Flosse as [[President]] of [[French Polynesia]].<ref>http://www.tahitipresse.pf/index.cfm?snav=see&presse=23201</ref>
==See also==
*[[Electoral calendar]]
*[[Electoral system]]
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