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Polynesia : The ballots air dropped by plane
The ballots of the second round of the presidential election will be dropped by plane on May 4 on three islands of Polynesia, too isolated to be served in time by the sea, said today the Ministry of Defense.
The three islands - Rapa to the south of the Australes archipelago, Tematangi and Hereheretue - "do not have an airport and the shipping links are too rare to ensure a timely delivery of electoral material", said Commander Lionel Delort at the weekly Defense press briefing.
On May 4th, a Falcon 200 Gardian from the French Navy will take off from Tahiti, charged with ballots for some 500 voters, for a mission of six to seven hours in the Pacific over distances on the scale of the European continent.
It will make a first drop to Rapa, one of the most isolated islands of Polynesia at 1,200 km from Tahiti, two hours flight, before stopping at Mururoa to refuel.
The aircraft will then continue its mission to Tematangi (Tuamotu Islands), 1,000 km southeast of Tahiti, and Hereheretue, two atolls of about 50 inhabitants each, to distribute the valuable bulletins in time.
In the first round of the presidential election, it was able to make its dropping tour further upstream,on 14 April.
The Falcon 200 Gardian are specialized in maritime surveillance, fight against illegal trafficking and search and rescue.
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