Tag: French National Assembly
Jimmy Naouna: Macron’s handling of Kanaky New Caledonia isn’t working –...
COMMENTARY: By Jimmy Naouna in Nouméa
The unrest that has gripped Kanaky New Caledonia is the direct result of French President Emmanuel Macron’s partisan and...
Pacific civil society groups condemn ‘heavy-handed’ French crackdown over Kanaky unrest
Asia Pacific Report
Pacific civil society and solidarity groups today stepped up their pressure on the French government, accusing it of a "heavy-handed" crackdown on...
Violence erupts in New Caledonia as independence supporters oppose legislation in...
Macron’s plan has backfired. But there can be no sustainable solution without cooperation of all parties, writes a former Australian diplomat in New Caledonia.
ANALYSIS:...
Curfew in New Caledonia after Kanak riots over French voting change...
By Stephen Wright and Stefan Armbruster of BenarNews
French authorities have imposed a curfew on New Caledonia’s capital Nouméa and banned public gatherings after supporters...
‘Ambitious’ French political document presented to New Caledonian parties
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ French Pacific correspondent
Inclusive talks in Paris between France and Kanaky New Caledonia's politicians have yielded outcomes, including a French-submitted document...
‘I’m not begging’, Tahiti’s Brotherson tells France in prep for independence
RNZ Pacific
French Polynesia's new President Moetai Brotherson is in Paris for wide-ranging talks with the French government and the organisers of the 2024 Paris...
Brotherson ushers in bold new era of Tavini governance for Mā’ohi...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Ena Manuireva
Mā’ohi Nui and the Pacific region has witnessed a historical moment at the Territorial Assembly when Oscar Temaru, leader of...
France’s refusal to engage over Tahiti decolonisation ‘increasingly untenable’
RNZ Pacific
French Polynesia's pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party says France's refusal to engage in any UN-supervised decolonisation process is becoming increasingly untenable.
In 2013, the UN...
Tahitian pro-independence MP slams ‘bad signal’ for French Pacific
RNZ Pacific
France's abolition of the status of an overseas minister has received mixed reactions in both France and its overseas territories, with a pro-independence...
Tahiti pro-independence candidates sweep seats in French National Assembly
RNZ Pacific
In an unprecedented result, French Polynesia's pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira Party candidates have won a clean sweep of all three seats in the French...
Rival New Caledonian sides left in run for French National Assembly...
RNZ Pacific
New Caledonia's first round of the French National Assembly election has seen surprise advances of the pro-independence Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front...
New Caledonia’s Frogier pulls out of French National Assembly race
RNZ News
A New Caledonian anti-independence candidate has withdrawn from the race for a seat in the French National Assembly just hours before nominations closed.
Vaea...
New Caledonia’s pro-independence parties choose for French elections
RNZ Pacific
The pro-independence coalition parties of Kanaky New Caledonia have selected their candidates for the French Legislative elections next month.
Wali Wahetra from the Palika...
