[3] In February 1987, Flosse resigned from the presidency in order to become the first, and only, French state secretary in charge of Pacific affairs.
[4] Flosse chose Jacky Teuira as his handpicked successor as President over his longtime protégé, Alexandre Léontieff.
Léontieff responded to be passed over for the presidency by forming a majority coalition in the Assembly of French Polynesia with others politicians opposed to Flosse and Teuira.
The move forced Teuira to resign as President of French Polynesia in December 1987.
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