“A new version of Bougival must be consolidated” | EUROtoday

The authorities desires to prepare, on March 15, 2026, a session of New Caledonian residents on the so-called Bougival political settlement, hoping that by then it’s going to have been the topic of“adjustments” consensual. The mission signed in July on the creation of a state of New Caledonia, as a part of the decolonization of the territory, was rejected by the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS). The Minister for Overseas Territories, Naïma Moutchou, explains her roadmap and the uncertainties of the political course of, at a time when the territory is sinking into recession.

The historical past of the political agreements of Matignon (1988) and Nouméa (1998) has proven that the New Caledonian file should be managed at Matignon so as to transfer ahead. Is this the case and what roadmap has the Prime Minister set for you?

Matignon and the Elysée have all the time been on the coronary heart of the New Caledonian difficulty. It’s no coincidence, it is a delicate topic. It can also be a mark of recognition for New Caledonians to deal with him at this degree and that’s regular. There is a serious, shared, collective curiosity in transferring ahead and I contribute to it as a result of the roadmap is co-constructed. The state of affairs of New Caledonians calls for it: it’s critical as a result of the financial and social disaster, amplified by the riots of 2024, comes from afar.

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