Porinetia Ora

Teiva-Manutahi led the party from 2006 to 2015

Porinetia Ora ("Long live Polynesia!") was an autonomist political party in French Polynesia. The party was created on 1 December 2004 by former Tahoera'a Huiraatira Minister Reynald Temarii.[1] He was replaced as party president in 2006 by Teiva Manutahi.[2]

In 2005 the party opposed a proposal from French Polynesian President Oscar Temaru for a Pacific passport allowing free movement of people within the South Pacific.[3] In May 2007 it proposed the creation of a customary senate.[4] It opposed the re-listing of French Polynesia on the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories.[5]

The party contested the 2005 by-election which resulted from the nullification of part of the results of the 2004 French Polynesian legislative election, but won no seats in the Assembly of French Polynesia.[2] In the 2007 French legislative election it ran two candidates, Orama Manutahi and Teiva Manutahi.[6]

In the 2013 elections the party won 5.7% of the vote in the first round.[7] It subsequently endorsed the Tahoera'a in the second round.[8][9]

The party was officially deregistered in January 2015 for failing to submit its annual accounts.[10][11]

References

1. "New party launched in French Polynesia as Tahoeraa wanes". RNZ. 14 December 2004. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
2. "Porinetia Ora". France Politique. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
3. "French Polynesian Party concerned about proposed Pacific passport". RNZ. 12 August 2005. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
4. "Small French Polynesian Party proposes customary senate". RNZ. 21 May 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
5. "Tahiti party labels Temaru decolonisation moves illegal". RNZ. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
6. "More candidates come forward in Tahiti for seats in French assembly". RNZ. 11 May 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
7. "Elections territoriales en Polynésie: Résultats complets et provisoires au 1er tour" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
8. "French Polynesia's Porinetia Ora supports Tahoeraa Huiraatira". RNZ. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
9. "Teiva Manutahi sous "protocole de partenariat" avec Gaston Flosse" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
10. "Ces mouvements qui ont perdu le statut de parti politique en 2015" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
11. "Four Tahiti parties to be deregistered". RNZ. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2022.