Politics of New Caledonia

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Politics of New Caledonia encompasses the institutions, parties, and debates that shape the governance and autonomy of this French overseas territory in the South Pacific, particularly around its status and relationship with France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political system ⓘ
politics of an overseas territory ⓘ
constitutionalStatus sui generis collectivity of France ⓘ
country New Caledonia ⓘ
decentralizationLevel high degree of autonomy in local matters ⓘ
electoralSystem proportional representation ⓘ
executiveBody Government of New Caledonia ⓘ
formerStatus French overseas territory ⓘ
governedBy Constitution of France ⓘ
linked to: French Constitution

Nouméa Accord ⓘ
Organic Law on New Caledonia (1999) ⓘ
hasMultiPartySystem true ⓘ
hasPoliticalMovement loyalist (anti-independence) movement ⓘ
pro-independence movement ⓘ
hasReferendum 2018 New Caledonian independence referendum ⓘ
2020 New Caledonian independence referendum ⓘ
2021 New Caledonian independence referendum ⓘ
hasRepresentationIn French Economic, Social and Environmental Council ⓘ
French National Assembly ⓘ
French Senate ⓘ
linked to: Senate of France
headOfState President of France ⓘ
historicalAgreement Matignon Agreements (1988) ⓘ
linked to: Matignon Accords

Nouméa Accord (1998) ⓘ
linked to: Nouméa Accord
includesInstitution Customary Senate of New Caledonia ⓘ
Economic, Social and Environmental Council of New Caledonia ⓘ
judicialAuthority French judicial system ⓘ
keyEthnicGroupInPolitics European settlers (Caldoches) ⓘ
Kanak people ⓘ
Wallisian and Futunan community ⓘ
linked to: Wallisian people
legislativeBody Congress of New Caledonia ⓘ
provincial assemblies of New Caledonia ⓘ
locatedIn South Pacific Ocean ⓘ
majorParty Caledonia Together ⓘ
Future With Confidence (L'Avenir en Confiance) ⓘ
Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) ⓘ
National Union for Independence (UNI) ⓘ
The Rally (Le Rassemblement) ⓘ
majorPoliticalIssue autonomy within the French Republic ⓘ
distribution of powers between France and New Caledonia ⓘ
implementation of the Nouméa Accord ⓘ
independence from France ⓘ
status of Kanak indigenous people ⓘ
partOf politics of France ⓘ
referendumTopic self-determination ⓘ
representedBy High Commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia ⓘ
reservedPowersOfFrance currency ⓘ
defence ⓘ
foreign affairs ⓘ
justice ⓘ
public order (in part) ⓘ
sovereignState French Republic ⓘ
voterEligibility restricted electoral roll for local institutions ⓘ

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Congress of New Caledonia → belongsToCategory → Politics of New Caledonia ⓘ
Iaai people → politicalContext → subject to New Caledonian autonomy arrangements within France ⓘ
linked to: Politics of New Caledonia