Category: Politics
A “Peace Square” in Noumea
by Ted Wood | Jun 29, 2022 | Area, Culture, New Caledonia, Politics
The handshake between the anti-independence Jacques Lafleur and the independence Jean-Marie...
Read MoreLoyalists win legislative elections
by Ted Wood | Jun 21, 2022 | Area, New Caledonia, Politics
Less than one in two Caledonians went to vote Philippe Dunoyer (66.4%) and the young Nicolas...
Read MoreThe MP for Wallis and Futuna will be a “Macronist”
by Ted Wood | Jun 14, 2022 | Area, Politics, Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna voted on Sunday 12 June to elect their MP. This one will represent the archipelago at the National Assembly in Paris. None of the seven candidates was elected in the first round. There will therefore be a...
Read MoreLegislative elections: a second round is needed!
by Ted Wood | Jun 14, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Politics
The 219,160 New Caledonian voters were invited on Sunday 12 June to elect two deputies to the...
Read MoreFlights resume to Vanuatu
by Ted Wood | Jun 10, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Politics
After two and a half years of closure, the Vanuatu archipelago will once again open its doors to international travellers. The first flight of the Caledonian company Aircalin to Port-Vila is scheduled for 9 July. Vanuatu has...
Read MoreJean-Lèques: the former mayor of Nouméa has died
by Ted Wood | Jun 2, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Politics
He was an institution in his own right. Jean Lèques died on Wednesday 1 June at the age of 90. He...
Read MorePolitics : Non-independence parties unite!
by Ted Wood | May 8, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Politics, Theme
The main non-independence parties in New Caledonia have decided to unite in order to face the...
Read MoreNew Caledonia-Australia-New Zealand military manoeuvres
The Armed Forces of New Caledonia (FANC) are hosting Australian and New Zealand detachments for a...
Read MoreThe French Pacific votes for Macron
by Ted Wood | Apr 25, 2022 | Area, New Caledonia, Pacific, Politics, Tahiti, Wallis and Futuna
This is not the case for the other French overseas territories in the world French President...
Read MoreMacron triumphs in Wallis and Futuna
by Ted Wood | Apr 12, 2022 | Area, Politics, Wallis and Futuna
He is ahead of Valérie Pécresse Wallis and Futuna did not vote exactly like its French cousins in New Caledonia and Polynesia. It is true that Emmanuel Macron is in the lead. Here he got 39.47% of the vote. Senator Mikaele...
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