Politics of New Caledonia
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Country name:
conventional long form: Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies
conventional short form: New Caledonia
local long form: Territoire des Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependances
local short form: Nouvelle-Caledonie

Data code: NC

Dependency status: An overseas collectivity of France since 1998: a referendum on independence is to be held by 2018. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Government type: NA

Capital: Noumea Categories: Oceania geography stubs ...

Administrative divisions: none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 provinces named Iles Loyaute, Nord, and Sud

National holiday: National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789) July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ...

Constitution: 28 September 1958 (French Constitution) September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years). ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Legal system: the 1988 Matignon Accords and 1998 Noumea Accord grant substantial autonomy to the islands; formerly under French law The Hôtel Matignon in Paris, France, is the official residence of the head of the French government. ...

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal, but restricted by length of residence.

Executive branch:
chief of state: President of France Jacques CHIRAC (since 17 May 1995), represented by High Commissioner Thierry LATASTE (since 19 July 1999)
head of government: President of the Government Jean LEQUES (since 28 May 1999)
cabinet: Consultative Committee
elections: French president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term; high commissioner appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of the government elected by the members of the Territorial Congress May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Legislative branch: - unicameral Territorial Congress or Congres Territorial (54 seats; members are members of the three Provincial Assemblies or Assemblees Provinciales elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) - 16 member Kanak Customary Senate (two members from each of the eight customary aires).

elections: last held 9 May 2004 (next to be held NA 2009)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - seats by party - RPCR-UMP 16, AE 16, UNI-FLNKS 8, UC 7, FN 4, others 3
note: note: New Caledonia currently holds 1 seat in the French Senate; elections last held 24 September 2001 (next to be held not later than September 2007; between now and 2010 New Caledonia will gain a second seat in the French Senate); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; New Caledonia also elects 2 seats to the French National Assembly; elections last held 9 and 16 June 2002 (next to be held by June 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 2 May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Judicial branch: Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; County Courts; Joint Commerce Tribunal Court; Children's Court

Political parties and leaders:

Pro-independence parties: Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front or FLNKS [leader NA] (coalition which includes PALIKA, RDO, UC, and UPM); Caledonian Union or UC [leader Pascal NAOUNA]; Parti de Liberation Kanak or PALIKA [Paul NEAOUTYINE]; Rassemblement Democratique Oceanien or RDO {Aloisio SAKO]; Union Progressiste Melanesienne or UPM [Victor TUTUGORO]; Union Nationale pour l'Independance or UNI [runs as an umbrella for electoral contests for pro-independence parties]; Front Uni de Liberation Kanak or FULK [Ernest UNE]; Federation des Comites de Coordination des Independantistes or FCCI [Francois BURCK];

Anti-independence parties: Front National or FN [Guy GEORGE]; Rally for Caledonia in the Republic (anti independence) or Rassemblement-UMP [Pierre FROGIER]; The Future Together or Avenir Ensemble [Harold MARTIN]

International organization participation: ESCAP (associate), FZ, ICFTU, SPC, WFTU, WMO

Diplomatic representation in the US: none (overseas territory of France)

Diplomatic representation from the US: none (overseas territory of France)

Flag description: the flag of France is used

See also : New Caledonia

External links

• This article takes references from the CIA World Factbook
• French ministry of overseas territories (in French)