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2018 French Polynesian Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 22 April and 6 May 2018. On 22 April 2018, voters cast their ballots in the first round of the election to the Assembly of French Polynesia. A second round was held on 6 May 2018 for the three political parties that exceeded 12.5 percent of the vote in the first round. The new Tapura Huiraatira party emerged as the largest in the Assembly, winning 38 of the 57 seats. Background The Tahoera'a Huiraatira party, an anti-independence party led by Gaston Flosse, previously won 38 of the 57 seats in the Assembly in the 2013 French Polynesian legislative election, 2013 general election. However, the governing Tahoera'a Huiraatira has been plagued by infighting and internal splits since 2013. Some former Tahoera'a Huiraatira members set up a new political party, which has since merged with the only other anti-independence party in the Assembly. Notably, Assembly Speaker Marcel Tuihani quit Tahoera'a Huiraatira in June 2017, and set u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 French Polynesian Legislative Election
Elections to the Assembly of French Polynesia are scheduled to be held in 2023 in order to elect 57 representatives to the Assembly of French Polynesia. The last election was in 2018 French Polynesian legislative election, 2018. Background The 2018 French Polynesian legislative election saw the Tapura Huiraatira party led by Édouard Fritch emerge as the largest in the Assembly, winning 38 of the 57 seats. Fritch was re-elected as President of French Polynesia, while Gaston Tong Sang was elected President of the Assembly. French Polynesia has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in French Polynesia, COVID-19 pandemic. Electoral system The 57 members of the Assembly of French Polynesia are elected by a Party-list proportional representation, proportional multi-member list of two rounds, with a Majority bonus system, majority premium. Polynesia is a single constituency whose communes make up of eight sub-divisions called sections, each with a majority premium of 1 to 4 seats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
