Tag: Sebastien Lecornu
France to host Pacific defence ministers in New Caledonia ‘hub’ meeting
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ French Pacific correspondent
Defence ministers from several Asian and Pacific states are scheduled to meet in New Caledonia for two days...
Caledonian Union vows to end French ‘neo-colonial putsch’ in Pacific
RNZ Pacific
New Caledonia's largest pro-independence party says it will not give up on the gains made in terms of decolonisation from France under the...
France calls for proposals to revise New Caledonia’s political statute
RNZ Pacific
France's Overseas Minister Sebastien Lecornu has called on New Caledonia's political parties to draw up proposals on a new statute for the territory...
New Caledonia votes ‘non’ – but huge Kanak boycott of French...
RNZ Pacific
Voters in New Caledonia have overwhelmingly rejected independence from France in a referendum spurned by a massive boycott from the pro-independence camp.
With vote...
FLNKS pleads for delay in ‘unfair’ New Caledonia covid independence vote
RNZ Pacific
New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS party has called for "non-participation" in the independence referendum on December 12.
The Kanak alliance wants the vote postponed until...
New Caledonia tension simmers over early independence vote date
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter
Political tension is rising in New Caledonia as a third referendum on independence from France is planned in December.
The...
