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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President of France Francois HOLLANDE
- Head of Government: President of French Polynesia Oscar Manutahi TEMARU **
- Assembly: French Polynesia has a unicameral Territorial Assembly (Assemblee Territoriale) with 57 seats.
** The president of the territorial government and the president of the Territorial Assembly are elected by the members of the assembly for five-year terms with no term limits.
Description of electoral system:
- The President of France is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
- President of French Polynesia is elected by parliament.
- In the Territorial Assembly (Assemblee Territoriale) 57 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms.
Population:
- Population: 273,777
Past elections
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Second Round - May 5, 2013 - Parliamentary
First Round - April 21, 2013
Last Updated on 04/19/2013
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