Apeleto "Albert" Likuvalu (born 14 November 1943) is a politician from

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. He ran as a socialist candidate in 2002, receiving 928 votes in the first round and coming third. In 2005 after an alliance between the socialists and centre-right parties he was elected President of the

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. While president, he supported the '' Lavelua'',

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, in his dispute with the French colonial government; as a result France's overseas territories minister Francois Baroin refused to meet with him. He was replaced as president of the assembly in November 2005, and later served as leader of the opposition. He was elected to the

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in the

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, the second time that a socialist candidate had been elected from Wallis and Futuna. As a deputy he sat with the

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group in the Assembly. He lost his seat in 2012. He ran for the

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in the

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, coming third with 23% of the vote.

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1943 births Living people Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Members of Parliament for Wallis and Futuna {{WallisFutuna-politician-stub