Gaston Tong Sang
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Gaston Tong Sang[1] (born on August 7, 1949 in Bora-Bora) is the current President of French Polynesia, and the mayor of Bora-Bora.
He was the Tahoera'a Huiraatira party's presidential candidate in the election of March 2005, but was defeated by Oscar Temaru by 29 votes to 26. On 26 December 2006, Tong Sang was elected President of French Polynesia by 31 votes to 26.
On January 18, 2007 Tong Sang's new government survived a motion of no confidence brought by the party of former French Polysnesian president, Oscar Temaru. Only 26 MPs showed up for the vote, which needed three additional MPs in order to pass.[2]
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- ^ "Tong Sang" is the family name, "Gaston" is the given name.
- ^ NA, NA. "Motion of no confidence in new French Polynesia government fails", Radio New Zealand International, 2007-01-19. Retrieved on October 23, 2007.
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