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June 22, 2022
RNZ Pacific French Polynesia’s President Édouard Fritch has described the election of three candidates of the pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party to the French National Assembly as “catastrophic”. They won all three seats in a run-off against candidates of his ruling Tapura Huiraatira party, which holds two-thirds of all seats in French Polynesia’s Assembly. Fritch said ... <a title="Fritch slams Tahiti pro-independence wins for Paris as ‘catastrophic’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/22/fritch-slams-tahiti-pro-independence-wins-for-paris-as-catastrophic/" aria-label="Read more about Fritch slams Tahiti pro-independence wins for Paris as ‘catastrophic’">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2022
RNZ Pacific In an unprecedented result, French Polynesia’s pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira Party candidates have won a clean sweep of all three seats in the French National Assembly. The three will sit with the left-wing Nupes group which emerged as the second biggest force in the 577-strong National Assembly. The success of the alliance around Jean-Luc ... <a title="Tahiti pro-independence candidates sweep seats in French National Assembly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/22/tahiti-pro-independence-candidates-sweep-seats-in-french-national-assembly/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti pro-independence candidates sweep seats in French National Assembly">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2022
RNZ Pacific French Polynesia’s pro-independence leader and mayor of Faa’a, Oscar Temaru, says double standards are at play in probing him over the payment of his legal defence. Temaru commented on being held for six hours last week for questioning over the Faa’a Council’s decision to pay his legal bill in a 2019 court case, ... <a title="Temaru hits back over probe in pro-independence Radio Tefana case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/temaru-hits-back-over-probe-in-pro-independence-radio-tefana-case/" aria-label="Read more about Temaru hits back over probe in pro-independence Radio Tefana case">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2022
RNZ Pacific The pro-independence coalition parties of Kanaky New Caledonia have selected their candidates for the French Legislative elections next month. Wali Wahetra from the Palika Party is standing in one electoral district, and Gerard Reignier from Union Caledonienne is standing in the other. Speaking with La Premiere, Wahetra explained what the New Caledonian pro-independence ... <a title="New Caledonia’s pro-independence parties choose for French elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/20/new-caledonias-pro-independence-parties-choose-for-french-elections/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia’s pro-independence parties choose for French elections">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2020
By RNZ Pacific French Polynesia’s pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru has suspended his hunger strike launched five days ago in protest at the French judiciary. Temaru, mayor of the largest municipality Faa’a and a former territorial president, made the announcement outside the courts in Pape’ete where he and his supporters gathered every day this week. He ... <a title="Tahiti’s pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru suspends justice hunger strike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/13/tahitis-pro-independence-leader-oscar-temaru-suspends-justice-hunger-strike/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti’s pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru suspends justice hunger strike">Read more</a>
