French Polynesia's first ever pro-independence politician elected to the French National Assembly has decided to join the parliamentary group of the Communist Party.
Moetai Brotherson will sit with the 11 Communists and three members from the French overseas territories to form a group called Democratic and Republican Left
The group said it wanted to represent a diverse and determined Left in order to advance justice and social cohesion.
There are a total of seven groups in the French Assembly, with the largest one being the Republic on The Move.