TDB Recommends NewzEngine.com Former French President Hollande said in 2016 that: âI recognise that the nuclear tests between 1966 and 1996 in French Polynesia have had an environmental impact, causing health consequences.â Further, Hollande added that the issue of compensation for health consequences would be examined â but that statement fell flat as a series of empty promises. That speech has no political or compensatory weight since every five years the reset button is activated during the French presidential elections. Promises turn stale Promises made by politicians usually turn stale unless they are seeking another electoral mandate. France projects an image of itself as a responsible nation in the world at large â but France has treated the issues concerning Rwanda and Maâohi Nui differently.