While Temaru has been quiet about the proposed re-shuffle, the opposition’s Gaston Tong Sang said such a change is inevitable to cement the new alliance between Temaru’s pro-independence Union For Democracy and Tong Sang’s side.
According to press reports, Temaru has on two occasions sought ties with Tong Sang as Temaru’s relationship with Gaston Flosse of the Tahoeraa Huiraatira has in recent weeks grown increasingly strained.
This comes days before the assembly is expected to choose a new assembly president, a post currently held by the Tahoeraa’s Edouard Fritch but now likely to go to a candidate of the To Tatou Aia.
If the new alliance is formed, it would mark an unprecedented low point for the Tahoeraa whose electoral setback last year was masked by it striking a deal with Temaru’s party.
