Pierre Frogier is a French politician,who was President of the Government of New Caledonia from 2001 to 2004. He has been French senator for New Caledonia since 2011,and was member of the National Assembly of France from 1996 to 2011. He served as President of the Congress of New Caledonia from 1995 to 1997.
The Rally is a conservative political party in New Caledonia. The Rally is an anti-separatist,loyalist party strongly supportive of the French status of the region and is opposed to the independence of New Caledonia. It is affiliated with the Les Republicains party in mainland France.
Marie-Noëlle Thémereau is a French New Caledonian politician who served as the former president of the government of New Caledonia,an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean about 1,210 km east of Australia. She has been a member of the loyalist Future Together party.
The Nouméa Accord of 1998 is a promise by the French Republic to grant increased political power to New Caledonia and its indigenous population,the Kanaks,over a twenty-year transition period. It was signed 5 May 1998 by Lionel Jospin,and approved in a referendum in New Caledonia on 8 November,with 72% voting in favour. Under the accord,three more referendum votes,on whether to remain a special collectivity of France or become an independent state,have been held. One was held in 2018,and the second was held in 2020. In both votes a majority chose to remain French. The Nouméa Accord permitted a final referendum to be held,voted for by the Congress of New Caledonia. It was held December 2021 and widely rejected independence amid boycott by the independence movement.
Caldoche is the name given to inhabitants of the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia of European ethnic origin who have settled in New Caledonia since the 19th century. The formal name to refer to this particular population is Calédoniens,short for the very formal Néo-Calédoniens,but this self-appellation technically includes all inhabitants of the New Caledonian archipelago,not just the Caldoche.
The New Caledonian Super League is the top division of the New Caledonian football league system. It is run by the New Caledonian Football Federation.
The Coupe de Calédonie,also known in English as the New Caledonia Cup,is New Caledonia's premier knockout tournament in men's football. It was created in 1954,and gives the winner of the tournament a berth in the Coupe de France.
Gaël Yanno is a French politician,and a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. He served as President of the Congress of New Caledonia from 2014 to 2015,and again from July 2018 to May 2019.
Reginald Bernut was a New Caledonian politician,born in Sydney,Australia.
The Rally for Caledonia was a Gaullist political party in New Caledonia,strongly supportive of the French status of the region;it is close to the French Union for a Popular Movement.
Bernard Ukeiwé was a New Caledonian politician and footballer. The son of former senator Dick Ukeiwé,he played for the New Caledonia national football team. A Kanak,he opposed independence from France.
Thierry Lataste is a senior French civil servant,who served as High Commissioner of New Caledonia from July to August 1994,1999 to 2002,and again from 2016 to 2019.
An independence referendum was held in New Caledonia on 4 October 2020. The poll was the second to be held under the terms of the Nouméa Accord,following a similar referendum in 2018.
Sonia Backès is a French politician in New Caledonia. She is the current leader of the Caledonian Republicans party and the President of the Provincial Assembly of South Province since 17 May 2019.
Ilaïsaane Lauouvéa is a New Caledonian politician,who from 2009 to 2014 was an elected member of the Congress of New Caledonia representing the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front.
Caledonian People's Movement is a conservative and anti-separatist political party in New Caledonia founded in 2013 by Gaël Yanno,a former President of the Congress of New Caledonia and MP in the National Assembly of France representing the New Caledonia constituency.
Les Loyalistes is a coalition of anti-independence centrist and right-wing political parties in New Caledonia. The Loyalist coalition is led by Sonia Backès. The parties involved are the Caledonian Republicans,the Caledonian People's Movement (MPC),and Générations NC.
The Caledonian Republican Movement is a New Caledonian conservative liberal party and think-tank founded in 2011 by Philippe Blaise,a former banker,spokesman for the Collective for a Common Flag organisation and a municipal councilor in Noumea who split from The Rally. The party serves local politics in Noumea and opposes the independence of New Caledonia.
Nouvelle-Calédonie La Première,is a French overseas departmental free-to-air television channel available in the collectivity of New Caledonia. It is operated by the overseas unit of France Télévisions.
