Referendum on the independence of New Caledonia: senators propose alternatives
A debate on New Caledonia took place this Tuesday, May 4, 2021 in the Senate.
And the campaign has already started.
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Will New Caledonia still be French territory in 2022?
The Pacific archipelago is due to hold a third and final referendum on its future in the coming year.
Discussions between separatists and supporters of French Caledonia have stalled.
The subject is closely followed in Paris.
A debate also took place this Tuesday, May 4 in the Senate.
And the campaign has already started.
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After already two victories of no to independence, what is the point of organizing another referendum?
For Senator Les Républicains de Nouvelle-Calédonie Pierre Frogier, the archipelago is now at an impasse: "
After having negotiated two agreements, let us be able today to negotiate a disagreement
".
The only solution for Pierre Frogier: a “provincialization” of the archipelago.
The Kanak separatists in the North, the loyalists in the South.
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France: the separatists demand a third referendum in New Caledonia
An unacceptable partition for the senator of the Caledonian centrist right, Gérard Poadja. "
This geographic apartheid will lead us to erase 150 of common history
," he said.
Our reality is a country, one and indivisible. To cut it is to amputate it, it is to ghettoize.
"Gérard Poadja proposes rather a"
rallying referendum
":"
It is to continue the trajectory of our emancipation while remaining protected by France.
"
A third referendum is essential, recalls the Minister of Overseas.
But for Sébastien Lecornu, the most important thing is first to know what the yes or no to independence could cause.
“
At no time did we work on the yes or the no,
he said.
So we let a certain number of things be said to the "yes".
And we let other things be said to the "no".
"
Vote on what?
And when ?
The government will bring down its cards in a few days.
Before getting into the hard discussions with the Caledonian political forces expected at the end of May in Paris.
► Also to listen: New Caledonia: what political future?
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