2004 French Polynesian legislative election

2004 French Polynesian legislative election

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All 57 seats in the Territorial Assembly 29 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Seats +/– Tahoera'a Huiraatira Gaston Flosse 28 0 TH–AA–HA–TANTFMTP–TANR Oscar Temaru 26 +13 Fetia Api Philip Schyle 1 −6 No Oe E Te Nunaa Nicole Bouteau 1 New Tapura Amui 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Politics of French Polynesia
President of France Emmanuel Macron High Commissioner of the Republic Éric Spitz President of French Polynesia Moetai Brotherson Council of Ministers Assembly of French Polynesia President: Antony Géros
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Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 23 May 2004 to elect members of the Assembly.

In a surprise result Oscar Temaru's pro-independence progressive coalition formed Government with a one-seat majority in the 57 seat parliament, defeating the conservative party led by Gaston Flosse (see also List of political parties in French Polynesia). On October 8, 2004, the Gaston Flosse led opposition party succeeded in passing a censure motion against the Government. This provoked a political crisis, and controversy about whether the national government of France should use its exceptional power to call for new elections in a local government, in case of a grave political crisis.