Oscar Manutahi Temaru (born November 1, 1944) is a Tahitian politician. He has been the president of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France, on five occasions: in 2004, from 2005 to 2006, from 2007 to 2008, in 2009, and from 2011 to 2013. He has also been mayor of Faʻaʻā since 1983.
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👉 Oscar Temaru in the context of Tāvini Huiraʻatira
Tāvini Huiraʻatira (lit. 'People's Servant' or 'Serve the People'), also known as Tāvini huiraʻatira nō te ao māʻohi – FLP (lit. 'Serving the Maohi people' or 'Servant of the Maohi people'), is a pro-independence political party in French Polynesia. Founded in 1977 as the Front de libération de la Polynésie (FLP), the party has been led since its inception by Oscar Temaru. From 2004 to 2013 it was part of the Union for Democracy (UPLD) coalition.
The party has primarily been in the opposition, but between 2004 and 2013 governed French Polynesia at various times as part of various coalition arrangements.
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- ⭐ Core Definition: Oscar Temaru
- 👉 Oscar Temaru in the context of Tāvini Huiraʻatira
- Oscar Temaru in the context of Maohi
- Oscar Temaru in the context of Moetai Brotherson
- Oscar Temaru in the context of 2023 French Polynesian legislative election
- Oscar Temaru in the context of 2004 French Polynesian legislative election
Oscar Temaru in the context of Maohi
In Tahiti and adjacent islands, the term Maohi (Mā’ohi in Tahitian language) refers to the ancestors of the Polynesian peoples.
The term can also be a reference to normal, everyday people, just as Māori is accepted among native or indigenous people in New Zealand or the Cook Islands as the way they describe themselves. Te Ao Maohi – the Maohi world – as an expression coined by Oscar Temaru gives an example of this.
Oscar Temaru in the context of Moetai Brotherson
Moetai Charles Brotherson (French pronunciation: [mɔetaj bʁɔzɛʁsɔn]; born 22 October 1969) is a French Polynesian politician who has served as President of French Polynesia since 12 May 2023.
He had previously represented French Polynesia's 3rd constituency in the French National Assembly from the 2017. A member of Tāvini Huiraʻatira, he had also served as a member of the Assembly of French Polynesia from 2018. Brotherson has been deputy leader of Tāvini Huiraʻatira since 2017 under the leadership of former President of French Polynesia Oscar Temaru.
Oscar Temaru in the context of 2023 French Polynesian legislative election
Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 16 and 30 April 2023 to elect 57 representatives of the Assembly. The last election was in 2018.
The pro-autonomist Tāpura Huiraʻatira government, led by President Édouard Fritch, sought to win a second consecutive full term, but was defeated by the pro-separatist Tāvini Huiraʻatira opposition, led by former President Oscar Temaru, in a landslide. The Tāvini Huiraʻatira party won 38 of the 57 seats. Following the election, Moetai Brotherson, Tāvini Huiraʻatira's deputy leader, was elected President of French Polynesia by 38 votes against 16 for Fritch and 3 for pro-autonomist Nicole Sanquer of A here ia Porinetia.
Oscar Temaru in the context of 2004 French Polynesian legislative election
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.