Long Live the People
Ia Ora te Nunaʻa
PresidentTeva Rohfritsch
Secretary-GeneralManfred Chave
Deputy PresidentNicole Bouteau
Founded2022 (2022)
Split fromTāpura Huiraʻatira
IdeologyFrench Polynesian autonomy
Anti-independence
ColoursBlue and yellow
National Assembly (French Polynesian seats)
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Senate (French Polynesian seats)
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Assembly of French Polynesia
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Ia Ora te Nunaʻa (lit. 'Long Live the People') is an autonomist political party in French Polynesia. The party was founded in December 2022 by Teva Rohfritsch and Nicole Bouteau.[1]

The party was formed after Rohfritsch and Bouteau resigned from the ruling Tāpura Huiraʻatira citing dissatisfaction with the government of Edouard Fritch.[2] It was officially launched on 8 December 2022.[3] Rohfritsch and Bouteau were joined by Teura Tarahu-Atuahiva in the Assembly, as well as by former Assembly President Marcel Tuihani.[3] The objectives of the party are autonomy (as opposed to independence) for French Polynesia, social justice, protection of the environment, and decentralisation.[3][4] The party intends to contest the 2023 elections.

In January 2023 Marcel Tuihani quit the party, saying that it was not organised enough to contest the election.[5]

The party came fifth in the first round of the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election, with 4.36% of the vote. It subsequently called on its voters to vote for either of the autonomist parties in the second round.[6]

Election results

Territorial elections

Year 1st round 2nd round Seats
Votes  % Place Votes  % Place
2023 5,423 4.36 5th

References

  1. ↑ "Ex-ministers form new party in French Polynesia". RNZ. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Three former key Tapura members ponder founding new party in Tahiti". RNZ. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Rohfritsch et Bouteau lancent leur parti Ia Ora te Nūna'a" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ia Ora Te Nuna'a se dévoile" (in French). Radio1. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Marcel Tuihani quitte déjà Ia Ora te Nuna'a" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Teva Rohfritsch : "Il faut voter autonomiste"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.


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