US EditionFrance Announces ‘Historic’ Deal Creating New Caledonia State that Stays French
NEW CALEDONIA, JUL 13 – The agreement grants New Caledonia a new state status with restricted voting rights and a dual nationality system, aiming to end unrest and boost its economy after a $2.3 billion loss.
- On Saturday at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France and New Caledonia signed an agreement creating the 'State of New Caledonia', enshrining it in the French Constitution.
- After May 2024 unrest, President Emmanuel Macron called for talks near Paris to resolve tensions between loyalists and independence supporters.
- Under the new accord, voting rights require at least ten years' residence, and a new Caledonian nationality complements French citizenship while funding targets nickel processing.
- Receiving the negotiators later, President Emmanuel Macron hailed the accord as `historic`, and the territory faced fierce criticism on Sunday.
- Both chambers of France's parliament will meet in Q4 of this year to approve the accord, and a special congress is set to finalize next steps including possible greater sovereignty.
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Part of France gets more autonomy, its own nationality and new political rights.
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French deal on New Caledonia ‘state’ hits early criticism
NOUMEA: An accord between France and New Caledonia, creating a state within a state and hailed by President Emmanuel Macron as “historic,” hit immediate fierce criticism in the Pacific territory on Sunday. Following deadly protests that rocked New Caledonia last year, Macron called for talks to break a deadlock between forces loyal to France and those seeking independence.
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bienpublic.comThe draft agreement on the institutional future of New Caledonia, announced in metropolitan France on Saturday with great optimism, is far from unanimous in the archipelago and will be submitted to a referendum in February 2026.
MAINTENANCE - Jean-Éric Schoettl, former Secretary General of the Constitutional Council, looks back on the Bougival Agreement which provides for the creation of a "State of New Caledonia". An exceptional project which could well be included in the Constitution, under conditions.
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