2008 French Polynesian presidential election

none French Polynesia presidential no 24 February 2008 2004 French Polynesian presidential election 2004 2009 French Polynesian presidential election 2009 Caucus Gaston Flosse.JPG 240 110 150 0 45 Gaston Flosse Tahoera'a Huiraatira 29 51.79% Gaston Tong Sang Concours Pêche 29.10.2018a IMG 7618.jpg Gaston Tong Sang PTA 27 48.21% President Gaston Flosse Tahoera'a Huiraatira Gaston Flosse Tahoera'a Huiraatira An indirect presidential election was held in French Polynesia on 24 February 2008 following the legislative election held on 27 January and 10 February 2008. It had originally been planned to be held in late February or early March, but was brought forward after an agreement by the three party groups in the Assembly.http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=38148 France comments on Tahiti impasse, presidential elections in four days 20 February 2008 Radio New Zealand International 30 September 2011 In the first two rounds, an absolute majority is required to be elected, and in the third round, a relative majority suffices; should two candidates be tied in the third round, the older one is declared elected.http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=38181 New French Polynesian assembly to elect assembly president 21 February 2008 Radio New Zealand International 30 September 2011 Gaston Flosse was reelected with the support of the pro-independence Union for Democracy with 29 to 27 votes.http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ildM9THpbrqT1lKIvcd10o1_Mj-g AFP: Gaston Flosse re-elected as French Polynesia leader 2008-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20080303190523/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ildM9THpbrqT1lKIvcd10o1_Mj-g 2008-03-03 dead References Category:2008 elections in Oceania Category:2008 elections in France Category:Elections in French Polynesia Category:2008 in French Polynesia Category:February 2008 elections