Politics of French Polynesia
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Politics of government and the Assembly of French Polynesia.
Between 1946 and 2003, French Polynesia had the status of an overseas territory (
collectivité d'outre-mer
, or COM). Its statutory law of 27 February 2004 gives it the particular designation of "overseas country" to underline the large autonomy of the territory.
Executive branch
| Office | Name | Party | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
High Commissioner
|
Éric Spitz | Non-Partisan | 23 Sept 2022 |
| President of French Polynesia | Moetai Brotherson | Tāvini Huiraʻatira | 12 Mai 2023 |
| President of the Assembly | Antony Géros | Tāvini Huiraʻatira | 11 mai 2023 |
The
High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (Haut-Commissaire de la République en Polynésie française). The government is headed by the President of French Polynesia. He submits as Council of Ministers a list of members of the Territorial Assembly, the Assembly of French Polynesia
(Assemblée de la Polynésie française), for approval by them to serve as ministers.
Legislative branch
French Polynesia elects the
constituencies
. Since the territorial elections of March 6, 2001, the parity bill now binds that the number of women matches the number of men at the Assembly.
Political parties and elections
| Party | First round | Second round | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||
Tapura Huiraatira |
53,790 | 43.04 | 66,725 | 48.18 | 38 | New | |
Tahoera'a Huiraatira |
36,747 | 29.40 | 37,606 | 27.72 | 11 | –27 | |
Tavini Huiraatira |
25,890 | 20.72 | 31,357 | 23.11 | 8 | –3 | |
| Te Ora Api o Porinetia | 4,604 | 3.68 | |||||
| E Reo Manahune | 2,503 | 2.00 | |||||
| Popular Republican Union | 1,443 | 1.15 | |||||
| Total | 124,975 | 100 | 135,688 | 100 | 57 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 124,975 | 98.31 | 135,688 | 98.33 | |||
| Blank votes | 1,091 | 0.86 | 1,128 | 0.89 | |||
| Invalid votes | 1,056 | 0.83 | 1,006 | 0.79 | |||
| Total | 127,122 | 100 | 137,990 | 100 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 206,662 | 61.51 | 206,520 | 66.82 | |||
| Source: Haut-Commissariat (first round, second round) | |||||||
The members of the Assembly of French Polynesia are elected in 6 different electoral districts or electoral circumscriptions (French: circonscriptions électorales) which slightly differ from the administrative subdivisions (subdivisions administratives) on the Tuamotus and the Gambier Islands. The 6 electoral circumscriptions (circonscriptions électorales) are:
- electoral circumscription of the Windward Islands (circonscription des Îles du Vent) (37 members)
- electoral circumscription of the Leeward Islands (circonscription des Îles Sous-le-Vent) (8 members)
- electoral circumscription of the Austral Islands (circonscription des Îles Australes) (3 members)
- electoral circumscription of the Gambier Islands and the Islands Tuamotu-East(circonscription des Îles Gambier et Tuamotu Est) (3 members)
- electoral circumscription of the Islands Tuamotu-West(circonscription des Îles Tuamotu Ouest) (3 members)
- electoral circumscription of the Marquesas Islands (circonscription des Îles Marquises) (3 members)
Judicial branch
Court of Appeal
or Cour d'Appel; Court of the First Instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; Court of Administrative Law or Tribunal Administratif.
Administrative divisions
French Polynesia has 5 administrative subdivisions (French: subdivisions administratives):
- Windward Islands (French: Îles du Vent or officially subdivision administrative des Îles du Vent) (the two subdivisions administratives Windward Islands and Leeward Islands are part of the Society Islands)
- Leeward Islands (French: Îles Sous-le-Vent or officially subdivision administrative des Îles Sous-le-Vent) (the two subdivisions administratives Windward Islands and Leeward Islands are part of the Society Islands)
- Marquesas Islands (French: (Îles) Marquises or officially subdivision administrative des (Îles) Marquises)
- Austral Islands (French: (Îles) Australes or officially subdivision administrative des (Îles) Australes) (including the Bass Islands)
- Tuamotu-Gambier (French: (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier or officially subdivision administrative des (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier) (the Tuamotus and the Gambier Islands)
note: Clipperton Island (French: Île de Clipperton), just off the coast of Mexico, was administered by France from French Polynesia.
International organization participation
WMO
See also
References
External links
Media related to Politics of French Polynesia at Wikimedia Commons
- francepolitique.free.fr
- CIA World Factbook – French Polynesia
- Ben Cahoon (2000). "French Polynesia". WorldStatesman.org. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
