Heiura-Les Verts Explained

Heiura-Les Verts is a green political party in French Polynesia. Established in 1997,^[1] the party is led by Jacky Bryant. It is unrepresented in the Assembly of French Polynesia.

In the 2004 French Polynesian legislative election it was part of the Union for Democracy (UPLD) coalition.^[1] In 2011 Jacky Bryant was Minister for the Environment in the coalition government of Oscar Temaru.^[2] It was part of the UPLD in the 2013 election.^[3]

In the 2018 territorial elections the party ran as part of the E Reo Manahune coalition with Tau Hotu rau.^{[4] [5]}

In the 2022 French presidential election the party endorsed Yannick Jadot of Europe Ecology – The Greens.^[6] The party ran three candidates in the 2022 French legislative election,^[7] winning 2% of the vote in the first round.^[8] In the second round the party urged its supporters to vote against Tapura Huiraatira,^[9] and later endorsed Tavini Huiraatira.^[10]

On March 14, 2023 the party submitted its list for the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election.^[11] The party came last, with 2373 votes and 1.91 percent of the vote, and as a result endorsed Tāvini Huiraʻatira in the second round.^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heiura - Les Verts Polynésiens (HEIURA) . Laurent de Boissieu . 16 October 2022.
2. Web site: Oscar Temaru a présenté la composition de son gouvernement . Tahiti Infos . fr . 5 April 2011 . 16 October 2022.
3. Web site: Territoriales 2013 : L'UPLD entre en course et mise sur la réinscription . Tahiti Infos . fr . 2 February 2013 . 16 October 2022.
4. Web site: Territoriales : Heiura-Les Verts et Tau Hotu rau côte à côte . Tahiti Infos . fr . 21 January 2018 . 16 October 2022.
5. Web site: Pas de casier judiciaire pour les candidats de E Reo Manahune . Tahiti Infos . fr . 26 March 2018 . 16 October 2022.
6. Web site: Heiura-les-Verts avec Europe écologie . Tahiti Infos . fr . 5 March 2022 . 16 October 2022.
7. Web site: Législatives : Heiura-les-Verts présente ses candidats . Tahiti Infos . fr . 30 April 2022 . 16 October 2022.
8. Web site: Trois duels Tapura-Tavini . Tahiti Infos . fr . 6 June 2022 . 16 October 2022.
9. Web site: "On n'appellera pas à voter pour le Tapura" . Tahiti Infos . fr . 4 June 2022 . 16 October 2022.
10. Web site: Heiura Les Verts veut éviter une " confiscation de la diversité politique " . Radio 1 PF . fr . 15 June 2022 . 16 October 2022.
11. Web site: Heiura-Les Verts première liste déposée pour les territoriales . Tahiti Infos . fr . 14 March 2023 . 16 March 2023.
12. Web site: Heiura-Les Verts et Hau Ma'ohi appellent à voter Tavini . Tahiti Infos . fr . 17 April 2023 . 19 April 2023.