With a new accord shaky, the situation in New Caledonia is loaded with insecurity and fear.
- Visiting Fellow, ANU Centre for European Studies and Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University
Les partis pro-indépendance avaient demandé un report du troisième et dernier référendum en raison de l’impact de la pandémie sur la population autochtone kanak. Cette demande a été rejetée.
Pro-independence parties had sought a delay for the third and final referendum due to the impact of the pandemic on the Indigenous Kanak population. It was denied.
With unrest deepening between pro-independence and loyalist groups, the instability in the French province should be of concern to its near neighbours, including Australia.
The loyalists won the referendum vote this time, but the result was close enough to give hope to pro-independence supporters for votes in 2020 and 2022.
La présence française apparaît désormais souhaitable aux yeux des États du Pacifique, notamment pour l’Australie, pour contrebalancer une Chine qui monte en puissance.
Thirty years after deadly protests erupted in Australia’s close neighbour, New Caledonians head to the polls again to vote on whether to remain a part of France.
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