The French minister in charge of overseas territories, Christian Estrosi, has commented on the collapse of talks among French Polynesia's pro-autonomy politicians who failed to agree on a power sharing accord for the new assembly's five-year term.
This follows just over a week after the early election which was called by France in a bid to increase political stability despite overwhelming opposition by the former territorial assembly.
In the election, the To Tatou Aia coalition fell short of winning an absolute majority and failed in talks with the Tahoeraa Huiraatira to lock in a majority despite a French appeal for reconciliation.
Earlier, appeals by the To Tatou Aia for assembly members to defect and to join its team had been ignored.
Mr Estrosi says pro-French Polynesians would feel betrayed if his government couldn't bring the means of the state to the development of French Polynesia.
He went on to say that he had a lot of respect for the Tahoeraa leader, Gaston Flosse, who was always attached to the values of the UMP Party and, as he put it, Polynesia's autonomy within France.
The assembly is due to meet in two days to elect an assembly president and two days later it is to choose a new president.
