Territorial elections: how to explain the independence victory in French Polynesia?

And French Polynesia fell into the bosom of the separatists.

For the first time since Sunday, voters in the Pacific archipelago have granted a stable majority to supporters of "full sovereignty", after the second round of territorial elections.

A triumph obtained two years after their elected counterparts in New Caledonia.

By 44.3% of the vote on Sunday, the Polynesians put leader Oscar Temaru, 78, leader of the Tavini list, in the lead, who won 38 of the 57 seats in the local assembly.

It is a local snub for Emmanuel Macron, whose Polynesian support, the outgoing autonomist president, Édouard Fritch, sees his formation, Tapura, relegated to second place (38.5%, 16 seats).

Led by dissidents, the list of the autonomist Nuihau Laurey won 17.2% of the vote and 3 seats.

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At 17,000 kilometers from Paris, this result should lead the radical separatist Antony Géros to the head of the local assembly, and the deputy (Nupes) Moetai…

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