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{{Politics of French Polynesia}}
'''Politics of [[French Polynesia]]''' takes place in a framework of a [[parliamentary system|parliamentary]] [[representative democracy|representative democratic]] French [[collectivité d'outre-mer|overseas collectivity]], whereby the President of French Polynesia is the [[head of government]], and of a  [[multi-party system]]. [[Executive power]] is exercised by the government. [[Legislative power]] is vested in both the [[Forms of government|government]] and the  [[Assembly of French Polynesia]].

Between 1946 and 2003, French Polynesia had the status of an overseas territory ({{langx|fr|[[territoire d'outre-mer]]}}, or {{lang|fr|TOM}}). In 2003 it became an overseas collectivity ({{lang|fr|[[collectivité d'outre-mer]]}}, or {{lang|fr|COM}}). Its statutory law of 27 February 2004 gives it the particular designation of "overseas country" to underline the large autonomy of the territory.

==Executive branch==
{{office-table}}
|[[High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia|High Commissioner]]
|[[Éric Spitz]]
|''Non-Partisan''
|23 Sept 2022
|-
|[[President of French Polynesia]]
|[[Moetai Brotherson]]
|[[Tāvini Huiraʻatira]]
|12 Mai 2023
|-
|[[Assembly of French Polynesia#President of the Assembly of French Polynesia|President of the Assembly]]
|[[Antony Géros]]
|[[Tāvini Huiraʻatira]]
|11 mai 2023
|}

The [[President of the French Republic]] is represented by the [[High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia]] (''Haut-Commissaire de la République en Polynésie française''). The government is headed by the President of French Polynesia. He submits as [[Council of Ministers (French Polynesia)|Council of Ministers]] a list of members of the Territorial Assembly, the [[Assembly of French Polynesia]] (''Assemblée de la Polynésie française''), for approval by them to serve as ministers.

==Legislative branch==
French Polynesia elects the [[Assembly of French Polynesia]] (''Assemblée de la Polynésie française''), the [[Unicameralism|unicameral]] [[legislature]] on the territorial level. The Assembly of French Polynesia has 57 members, elected for a five-year term by [[proportional representation]] in multi-seat [[constituency|constituencies]]. Since the territorial elections of March 6, 2001, the parity bill now binds that the number of women matches the number of men at the Assembly.

==Political parties and elections==
{{For|a full list of political parties|List of political parties in French Polynesia}}
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Party
!colspan=2 |First round
!colspan=4 |Second round
|-
!Votes
!%
!Votes
!%
!Seats
!+/–
|-
| bgcolor="#EE2C21" |
|align=left|[[Tapura Huiraatira]]||53,790||43.04||66,725||48.18||38||New
|-
| bgcolor="#FF7F00" |
|align=left|[[Tahoera'a Huiraatira]]||36,747||29.40||37,606||27.72||11||–27
|-
| bgcolor="#87CEFA" |
|align=left|[[Tavini Huiraatira]]||25,890||20.72||31,357||23.11||8||–3
|-
| bgcolor="#FEEEB3" |
|align=left|Te Ora Api o Porinetia||4,604||3.68||colspan=4 rowspan=3|
|-
| bgcolor="#34C045" |
|align=left|E Reo Manahune||2,503||2.00
|-
| bgcolor="#088189" |
|align=left|[[Popular Republican Union (2007)|Popular Republican Union]]||1,443||1.15
|-
|align=left colspan=2|'''Total'''||'''124,975'''||'''100'''||'''135,688'''||'''100'''||'''57'''||'''0'''
|-
!colspan=8|
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Valid votes||124,975||98.31||135,688||98.33||colspan=2 rowspan=5|
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Blank votes||1,091||0.86||1,128||0.89
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Invalid votes||1,056||0.83||1,006||0.79
|-
|align=left colspan=2|'''Total'''||'''127,122'''||'''100'''||'''137,990'''||'''100'''
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Registered voters/turnout||206,662||61.51||206,520||66.82
|-
|align=left colspan=8|Source: Haut-Commissariat ([http://www.polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr/DOSSIERS/Elections/Election-des-representants-a-l-Assemblee-de-la-Polynesie-francaise-2018 first round], [http://www.polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr/content/download/30248/157753/file/R%C3%A9sultats%20provisoires%20-%201er%20Tour%20Territoriales%20-%2022-4-18.xlsx second round])
|}

The members of the [[Assembly of French Polynesia]] are elected in 6 different electoral districts or electoral circumscriptions ({{langx|fr|circonscriptions électorales}}) which slightly differ from the administrative subdivisions (''subdivisions administratives'') on the [[Tuamotus]] and the [[Gambier Islands]]. The 6 electoral circumscriptions (''circonscriptions électorales'') are:
* electoral circumscription of the [[Windward Islands (Society Islands)|Windward Islands]] (''circonscription des Îles du Vent'') (37 members)
* electoral circumscription of the [[Leeward Islands (Society Islands)|Leeward Islands]] (''circonscription des Îles Sous-le-Vent'') (8 members)
* electoral circumscription of the [[Austral Islands]] (''circonscription des Îles Australes'') (3 members)
* electoral circumscription of the [[Gambier Islands and the Islands Tuamotu-East]] (''circonscription des Îles Gambier et Tuamotu Est'') (3 members)
* electoral circumscription of the [[Islands Tuamotu-West]] (''circonscription des Îles Tuamotu Ouest'') (3 members)
* electoral circumscription of the [[Marquesas Islands]] (''circonscription des Îles Marquises'') (3 members)

==Judicial branch==

[[Court of Appeal (France)|Court of Appeal]] or Cour d'Appel; Court of the First Instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; Court of Administrative Law or Tribunal Administratif.

==Administrative divisions==
French Polynesia has five administrative subdivisions ({{langx|fr|subdivisions administratives}}):
* [[Windward Islands (Society Islands)|Windward Islands]] ({{langx|fr|Îles du Vent}} or officially ''subdivision administrative des Îles du Vent'') (the two ''subdivisions administratives'' [[Windward Islands (Society Islands)|Windward Islands]] and [[Leeward Islands (Society Islands)|Leeward Islands]] are part of the [[Society Islands]])
* [[Leeward Islands (Society Islands)|Leeward Islands]] ({{langx|fr|Îles Sous-le-Vent}} or officially ''subdivision administrative des Îles Sous-le-Vent'') (the two ''subdivisions administratives'' [[Windward Islands (Society Islands)|Windward Islands]] and [[Leeward Islands (Society Islands)|Leeward Islands]] are part of the [[Society Islands]])
* [[Marquesas Islands]] ({{langx|fr|(Îles) Marquises}} or officially ''subdivision administrative des (Îles) Marquises'')
* [[Austral Islands]] ({{langx|fr|(Îles) Australes}} or officially ''subdivision administrative des (Îles) Australes'') (including the [[Bass Islands (French Polynesia)|Bass Islands]])
* [[Îles Tuamotu-Gambier|Tuamotu-Gambier]] ({{langx|fr|(Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier}} or officially ''subdivision administrative des (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier'') (the [[Tuamotus]] and the [[Gambier Islands]])
''note:'' [[Clipperton Island]] ({{langx|fr|Île de Clipperton}}), just off the coast of Mexico, was administered by France from French Polynesia.

==International organization participation==
[[ESCAP]] (associate), [[Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc|FZ]], [[International Trade Union Confederation|ITUC]], [[Secretariat of the Pacific Community|SPC]], [[WMO]]

== See also ==
* [[2004 French Polynesian legislative election]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
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* [http://francepolitique.free.fr/om-pf.htm francepolitique.free.fr]
* [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/french-polynesia/ CIA World Factbook – French Polynesia]
*{{cite web |url= http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Fr_Polynesia.html |title=French Polynesia |author=Ben Cahoon |year=2000 |access-date=2012-02-25 |work= WorldStatesman.org }}

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