Legislative elections were held in

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on 17 March 1991 for the Territorial Assembly.

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's Tahoera'a Huiraatira won 18 of 41 seats, and Alexandre Léontieff's Polynesian Union coalition won 14. The

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party won five, and

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four. Following the election Flosse formed a coalition with Émile Vernaudon's Aia Api and was elected

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. The coalition lasted only six months. In September 1991, Flosse fired two Aia Api ministers, and instead formed a coalition with Jean Juventin.

Results

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