Tag: New Caledonia
“New Caledonia is not an insignificant region of France”
The constitutional revision project to “unfreeze” the electoral body of New Caledonia is being examined in the National Assembly this Monday, May 13. An important step which marks a strong…
thousands of people in Nouméa for and against the expansion of the electorate
Nearly 32,000 pro-independence people (15,000) and non-independence people (17,000) mobilized this Saturday, April 13 in Nouméa, according to the police, on the subject of the expansion of the electorate in…
reinforcements sent on the eve of a high-risk mobilization in Nouméa
Two squadrons of gendarmes were sent as reinforcements to New Caledonia for the weekend. The French Pacific territory is under high tension, on the eve of two demonstrations; separatists and…
New Caledonia: loyalists and separatists face-to-face again
Tensions are still rising in New Caledonia between separatists and non-separatists, who will march on Saturday April 13 at the same time in the capital and two streets apart. In…
the postponement of provincial elections adopted in Parliament
The National Assembly voted this Monday on the postponement of the provincial elections in New Caledonia, a prerequisite for the uncertain and much more sensitive constitutional reform which is supposed…
call for general strike in the nickel industry
New Caledonia’s main industrial workers’ union is calling for a general strike at the island’s three nickel refining plants on January 25. The three industrial sites are on the verge…
Macron hopes for an agreement by the end of 2023
Emmanuel Macron received the political representatives of New Caledonia on Friday September 8 at the Élysée. After his visit there at the end of July and more than two years…
France enjoys a gala evening by beating the All Blacks in the opening
The 2023 Rugby World Cup began this Friday, September 8 with the meeting between France and New Zealand in a festive atmosphere. France offered itself a prestigious victory in front…
“tripartite” negotiations on the future of the archipelago have started in Paris
All the political forces of New Caledonia met this Wednesday in Paris for the first time since 2019. After Emmanuel Macron’s visit there at the end of July, Prime Minister…
Gérald Darmanin in New Caledonia to “relaunch dialogue and prepare for future deadlines”
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin is on a six-day visit to New Caledonia. On the program: meetings and discussions on the future status of the archipelago after the rejection of…