Ia Ora te Nuna'a
Long Live the People Ia Ora te Nunaʻa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| President | Teva Rohfritsch |
| Secretary-General | Manfred Chave |
| Deputy President | Nicole Bouteau |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Split from | Tāpura Huiraʻatira |
| Ideology | French Polynesian autonomy Anti-independence |
| Colours | Blue and yellow |
| National Assembly (French Polynesian seats) | 0 / 3
|
| Senate (French Polynesian seats) | 1 / 2
|
| Assembly of French Polynesia | 0 / 57
|
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[edit]
Territorial elections[edit]
| Year | 1st round | 2nd round | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Place | Votes | % | Place | ||
| 2023 | 5,423 | 4.36 | 5th | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Ex-ministers form new party in French Polynesia". RNZ. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Three former key Tapura members ponder founding new party in Tahiti". RNZ. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "Rohfritsch et Bouteau lancent leur parti Ia Ora te Nūna'a" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Ia Ora Te Nuna'a se dévoile" (in French). Radio1. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Marcel Tuihani quitte déjà Ia Ora te Nuna'a" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Teva Rohfritsch : "Il faut voter autonomiste"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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