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May 3, 2023
By Stefan Armbruster A pro-independence party has decisively won elections in French Polynesia, marking a historic shift in one of France’s Pacific territories. Veteran politician Oscar Temaru’s Tavini Huira’atira party has secured an outright majority, putting future relations with France on the negotiating table along with its ambitions in the Pacific region. SBS News reportage ... <a title="Historic pro-independence party poll victory in French Polynesia – video" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/03/historic-pro-independence-party-poll-victory-in-french-polynesia-video/" aria-label="Read more about Historic pro-independence party poll victory in French Polynesia – video">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2023
SPECIAL REPORT: By Ena Manuireva Mā’ohi Nui’s blue wave of the pro-independence Tavini Huir’atira has won its bet — to be back in the helm of the country alone with this convincing victory. With such a decisive result, the 57 parliamentary seats in the Territorial Assembly will be distributed as follow: 38 seats (including the ... <a title="Tahiti’s pro-independence ‘blue wave’ back at helm with decisive win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/02/tahitis-pro-independence-blue-wave-back-at-helm-with-decisive-win/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti’s pro-independence ‘blue wave’ back at helm with decisive win">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2023
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter French Polynesia’s pro-independence Tavini Huira’atira party has won the election for a new 57-member Territorial Assembly, paving the way for Moetai Brotherson to become president. Unofficial final results show the party led by its founder Oscar Temaru won 44.3 percent, thereby repeating its win in the first round of ... <a title="French Polynesia set for president who favours independence after election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/02/french-polynesia-set-for-president-who-favours-independence-after-election/" aria-label="Read more about French Polynesia set for president who favours independence after election">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2023
RNZ Pacific Voting has started in French Polynesia in the second round to elect a new Territorial Assembly for a five-year term. About 200,000 voters can choose among three lists of candidates vying for the assembly’s 57 seats. The lists of the pro-independence Tavini Huira’atira, which won the first round two weeks ago, and of ... <a title="Tahitian voters go to polls for crucial run-off territorial election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/01/tahitian-voters-go-to-polls-for-crucial-run-off-territorial-election/" aria-label="Read more about Tahitian voters go to polls for crucial run-off territorial election">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2023
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter Politicians in French Polynesia have reacted with scorn over the ruling party’s hastily-convened electoral alliance with an opposition party, which has been eliminated from the territorial elections after failing to reach the 12.5 percent threshold. Under the deal, President Édouard Fritch’s Tapura Huiraatira ceded four positions to Amuitahiraa on ... <a title="Hasty Tahiti electoral alliance accused of serving up ‘same soup’ by rival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/24/hasty-tahiti-electoral-alliance-accused-of-serving-up-same-soup-by-rival/" aria-label="Read more about Hasty Tahiti electoral alliance accused of serving up ‘same soup’ by rival">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2023
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter French Polynesia’s President Édouard Fritch has warned of “chaos”, should his party lose power to the pro-independence Tavini Huira’atira. In last Sunday’s first round of the territorial elections, his Tapura Huira’atira came second, winning 30 percent of the votes against Tavini’s 35 percent. Fritch’s Tapura has now joined forces ... <a title="Tahiti’s Fritch warns against ‘chaos’ if his anti-independence party loses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/21/tahitis-fritch-warns-against-chaos-if-his-anti-independence-party-loses/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti’s Fritch warns against ‘chaos’ if his anti-independence party loses">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2023
Brief reports have surfaced about the separate bilateral meetings of the Kanaky New Caledonia pro- and anti- independence representatives at their meeting in Paris with French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne last week. Here the leader of the Front de Liberation Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS) delegation, Roch Wamytan, outlines their case as presented to PM ... <a title="Unfinished business over New Caledonian decolonisation – new challenges after ‘stolen’ referendum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/20/unfinished-business-over-new-caledonian-decolonisation-new-challenges-after-stolen-referendum/" aria-label="Read more about Unfinished business over New Caledonian decolonisation – new challenges after ‘stolen’ referendum">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2023
SPECIAL REPORT: By Ena Manuireva in Pape’ete As the ballots were counted after the first day of voting in Mā’ohi Nui/French Polynesia territorial election first round, the “blue wave” of the pro-independence party Tavini Huira’atira led by Oscar Temaru topped the seven party lists competing. Tavini was followed by the pro-French incumbent governing party Tapura ... <a title="Tahiti’s pro-independence party tops vote — another winning streak?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/18/tahitis-pro-independence-party-tops-vote-another-winning-streak/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti’s pro-independence party tops vote — another winning streak?">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political deception is as old as politics itself. There have always been political actors who have attempted to twist and manipulate information. Sometimes this includes politicians, political activists, journalists, and even governments. When the inaccuracy of information is accidental and innocent it is referred to as “misinformation”, but when it ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Need to take disinformation seriously" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/12/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-need-to-take-disinformation-seriously/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Need to take disinformation seriously">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2023
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter The leader of New Caledonia’s Pacific Awakening party has presented his vision on the territory’s development to the French government. Milakulo Tukumuli met the French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin ahead of talks between French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and New Caledonia’s pro- and anti-independence politicians. The two rival sides ... <a title="New Caledonia, France need a new plan to break sovereignty stalemate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/12/new-caledonia-france-need-a-new-plan-to-break-sovereignty-stalemate/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia, France need a new plan to break sovereignty stalemate">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2023
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter Campaigning for French Polynesia’s territorial elections has entered its final week. Dressed in their parties’ respective colours, supporters of several parties held small rallies at the weekend market in the capital Pape’ete. In two rounds of voting — on Sunday, April 16 and Sunday, April 30 — voters will ... <a title="French Polynesia election campaigning now in final week for Sunday’s vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/11/french-polynesia-election-campaigning-now-in-final-week-for-sundays-vote/" aria-label="Read more about French Polynesia election campaigning now in final week for Sunday’s vote">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2023
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist Unprecedented levels of disinformation will only get worse this election in Aotearoa New Zealand, but systems set up to deal with it during the pandemic have all been shut down, Disinformation Project researcher Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa has warned. He says the levels of vitriol and conspiratorial discourse ... <a title="Rise in NZ disinformation, conspiracy theories prompts calls for election protections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/09/rise-in-nz-disinformation-conspiracy-theories-prompts-calls-for-election-protections/" aria-label="Read more about Rise in NZ disinformation, conspiracy theories prompts calls for election protections">Read more</a>
