Ia Ora te Nuna'a
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Long Live the People Ia Ora te Nunaʻa | |
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| President | Teva Rohfritsch |
| Secretary-General | Manfred Chave |
| Deputy President | Nicole Bouteau |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Split from | Tāpura Huiraʻatira |
| Ideology | French Polynesian autonomy Anti-independence |
| Regional affiliation | Amui Tatou |
| Colours | Blue and yellow |
| National Assembly (French Polynesian seats) | 0 / 3
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| Senate (French Polynesian seats) | 1 / 2
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| Assembly of French Polynesia | 0 / 57
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Ia Ora te Nunaʻa (lit. 'Long Live the People') is an autonomist political party in French Polynesia. The party was founded in December 2022 by Teva Rohfritsch and Nicole Bouteau.[1]
The party was formed after Rohfritsch and Bouteau resigned from the ruling Tāpura Huiraʻatira citing dissatisfaction with the government of Edouard Fritch.[2] It was officially launched on 8 December 2022.[3] Rohfritsch and Bouteau were joined by Teura Tarahu-Atuahiva in the Assembly, as well as by former Assembly President Marcel Tuihani.[3] The objectives of the party are autonomy (as opposed to independence) for French Polynesia, social justice, protection of the environment, and decentralisation.[3][4] The party intends to contest the 2023 elections.
In January 2023 Marcel Tuihani quit the party, saying that it was not organised enough to contest the election.[5]
The party came fifth in the first round of the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election, with 4.36% of the vote. It subsequently called on its voters to vote for either of the autonomist parties in the second round.[6]
