Fetia Api

The Fetia Api or Nouvelle Étoile (English: New Star) is a political party in French Polynesia. The party was led by Boris Léontieff. It was subsequently led by Philip Schyle.

It is linked with New Centre for helping the public financial contribution.[1]

On 24 May 2002 a light plane carrying party leader Boris Léontieff and other candidates for the party disappeared on a flight to Makemo in the Tuamotus.[2] The French colonial government refused to delay the elections.[3]

At the 2004 election the party contested with its own list,[4] winning one seat.[5] Following the elections the party held the balance of power,[6] and sided with pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru.[7] Following the collapse of Temaru's government the party united with Nicole Bouteau to contest the Windward Islands by-elections as the Alliance for a New Democracy (ADN).[8][9] The party did not join the subsequent Temaru government.[10]

In 2006 the party's leader Philip Schyle was elected President of the Assembly.[11] He was elected for a second term in 2009.[12]

References
  1. "French Polynesia's Schyle gets French party role". RNZ. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. "Light plane carrying five disappears in Tuamotu in French Polynesia". RNZ. 24 May 2002. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. "French Polynesia election to go ahead despite candidates missing in possible crash". RNZ. 30 May 2002. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. "French Polynesia's Fetia Api on own electoral list". RNZ. 9 April 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. "Ruling French Polynesia Party has lost its absolute majority in assembly elections". RNZ. 25 May 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  6. "Fetia Api holds balance of power after French Polynesia poll". RNZ. 25 May 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. "HISTORIC WIN FOR OPPOSITION IN FRENCH POLYNESIA". Pacific Islands Report. 4 June 2004. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  8. "SEVEN PARTIES CROWD RACE FOR TAHITI ASSEMBLY". Pacific Islands Report. 12 January 2005. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  9. "ALTERNATIVE PARTY WAITS ON TAHITI CHESS BOARD". Pacific Islands Report. 3 February 2005. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  10. "Oscar Temaru names 16 ministers in new French Polynesian government". RNZ. 8 March 2005. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  11. "French Polynesian Assembly elects new Assembly President". RNZ. 14 April 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  12. "FLOSSE ALLY OUT AS FRENCH POLYNESIA SPEAKER". Pacific Islands Report. 13 April 2009. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

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