Lauriane Dominika Tialetagi Vergé is a Wallisian politician and member of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna. She was the first woman in Wallis and Futuna to run for the French National Assembly. She is the wife of former MP David Vergé.
In 2013 she ran in a by-election for the
French National Assembly
The National Assembly (, ) is the lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral French Parliament under the French Fifth Republic, Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate (France), Senate (). The National Assembly's legislators are known ...
when her husband's election was annulled by the Constitutional Council, the first time a woman had stood. She won 29% of the vote in the first round, but came third in the second round, losing to
Napole Polutele
Napole Polutélé (born 25 June 1965) is a French politician.
Early life
Born on Wallis,Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna in the
2022 Wallis and Futuna Territorial Assembly election
Elections for the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna were held on 20 March 2022 where all 20 seats were up for election.
Background
The 2017 Wallis and Futuna Territorial Assembly election saw 19 electoral lists sharing the 20 seats of th ...
.
She again ran for the National Assembly in the
2022 French legislative election
Legislative elections in France, Legislative elections were held in France on 12 and 19 June 2022 to elect the 577 Deputy (France), members of the 16th National Assembly (France), National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic, Fifth Republic. Th ...
, but came seventh, and did not progress to the second round.