February 2009 French Polynesian presidential election
Presidential election in French Polynesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An indirect presidential election was held in French Polynesia on 11 February 2009,[1] after defections from the ruling pro-autonomy faction and a scheduled constructive vote of no confidence planned for 12 February 2009 caused the incumbent Gaston Tong Sang to step down on 7 February 2009.[2]
This presidential election was the third in less than a year since the 2008 general election, which had been called by France to promote political stability.[3][4] There were seven changes of government in French Polynesia since the 2004 general election.[5]