The law commission of the French Senate has made several amendments to the planned reforms for French Polynesia whose voters will go to the polls in an early general election next year.
The commission has decided to lift the threshold for party lists to make it to the second round to 12.5 percent of the votes cast.
The threshold was tentatively set at ten percent but the French Polynesian opposition has been lobbying for higher levels in a bid to eliminate small parties that could be seen as destabilising forces.
The Senate amendment also provides for parties needing five percent in the first round of voting to be able to join a list for the second round of voting.
The commission also wants to limit the size of the French Polynesian government to 15 ministers and curb their remuneration.
The reform plan also provides that in the election of a president, only the two top candidates are eligible to stand should a third round of voting be required.
The plan also provides for the use of Tahitian in the assembly if a simultaneous translation into French is on offer.
Last month, the territory's two main parties voted against the reform plan as it was presented.
