Category: Politics
New 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...
Read MoreMacron triumphs in French Polynesia
by Ted Wood | Apr 12, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, Politics
He is well ahead of the far-right candidate French President Emmanuel Macron is the big winner of...
Read MorePresidential election: Emmanuel Macron leads in the first round
by Ted Wood | Apr 11, 2022 | Area, New Caledonia, Politics
The President of the Republic is ahead of the leader of the extreme right, Marine Le Pen In...
Read MoreFrench presidential election: Five candidates for the non-independents
by Ted Wood | Apr 9, 2022 | Area, New Caledonia, Politics
Caledonian internal politics are often difficult to understand for outsiders. Caledonia resembles its Pacific neighbours in this respect. The non-independents are not united in this year’s presidential elections (10 and 24...
Read MorePresidential election : The independents do not support any candidate
by Ted Wood | Apr 9, 2022 | Area, New Caledonia, Politics
Usually they support the leader of the left Usually, the independentists support the candidacy of the left-wing candidates in the presidential election. They have often defended the candidates of the socialist party: François...
Read MorePresidential election: Macron slightly favoured
by Ted Wood | Apr 9, 2022 | Breaking News, New Caledonia, Politics
Marine Le Pen, the far-right candidate, is rising in the polls On Sunday 9 April, Caledonians will...
Read MoreAnti-independents boycott the budget vote
by Ted Wood | Mar 30, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics
The 2022 budget of New Caledonia was voted on Tuesday 29 March by the elected members of Congress....
Read MoreElections in Wallis and Futuna
by Ted Wood | Mar 19, 2022 | Area, Politics, Wallis and Futuna
The central debate is the reinforcement of autonomy in relation to France. The territorial...
Read MoreEnd of the health pass
Since Monday 14 March, masks are no longer required outdoors and the health pass has been...
Read MoreState lends A$278 million to Caledonia
by Ted Wood | Feb 19, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, Economy, New Caledonia, Politics
New Caledonia’s finances are in the red The loan granted by France will allow New Caledonia to balance its budget. Emmanuel Macron’s minister explained that this loan would secure the entire social system. He was...
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