Who weighs what within the political debate in New Caledonia? Impossible to say because the violence of 2024 has reshuffled the playing cards and polarized the debates. However, the provincial elections, postponed 4 instances in two years and which haven’t taken place since 2019, should be held by the tip of the yr. In December, if the constitutional reform creating a brand new standing for the archipelago is adopted. In June, whether it is rejected. The March municipal elections subsequently function a gown rehearsal and can be a possibility to ship messages to Paris, whereas the constitutional regulation should be examined on February 24 by the Senate.
The Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS), against this new standing, understood this effectively and known as on its activists to prove en masse to the polls. “to be heard as far as Paris. We are told that we are in the minority, we are going to show that this is not the case”assures Désiré Tein, FLNKS activist and brother of Christian Tein, the president of the motion, at present in France to mobilize parliamentarians towards the reform. In the bush and on the islands, the motion which at present holds 13 of the 33 communes within the territory mustn’t encounter any problem in refueling. He can even hope to take away among the 5 city halls held by the National Union for Independence (UNI), favorable to the brand new standing supplied for within the Bougival settlement of July 12, 2025, and which has distanced itself from the FLNKS.
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