They wish to maintain political autonomy within the French Republic and continue to grow that relationship while strengthening ties with Oceania, given their geographical position.
[10] In September 2022 Teva Rohfritsch, Nicole Bouteau and Philip Schyle resigned from the party, citing disappointment with Edouard Fritch's government.
These were the members of Lana Tetuanui, Nuihau Laurey, Michel Buillard and Teapehu Teahe due to them rebelling from party rhetoric during their time in the assembly.
In the 2015 elections, only Nuihau Laurey and Lana Tetuanui were re-elected, however, both were given political support by at-the-time French-Polynesian President and leader of Tahoera'a Huiraatira, Édouard Fritch, as well as the A Tia Porinetia (ATP) coalition.
[15][16] In 2016, an extremely short lived working group was established to support the dissenting former party leader Édouard Fritch called the 'Rassemblement pour une Majorité Autonomiste' (lit.