Surprise alliance gives non-independence bloc control of New Caledonia Congress
- The non-independence bloc has won control of New Caledonia's deliberative assembly, after securing the backing of a small party, despite the two sides holding sharply different views on the future of the French Pacific territory.
- Issued on: 10/07/2026 - 13:52 2 min Reading time The victory came less than two weeks after pro-France parties won the wealthy and most populous Southern Province in provincial elections held on 28 June.
- In a vote on Friday, Virginie Ruffenach, of the Les Loyalistes and Le Rassemblement party, one of the hardline branches of the non-independence movement, was elected
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- The non-independence bloc has won control of New Caledonia's deliberative assembly, after securing the backing of a small party, despite the two sides holding sharply different views on the future of the French Pacific territory.
- Issued on: 10/07/2026 - 13:52 2 min Reading time The victory came less than two weeks after pro-France parties won the wealthy and most populous Southern Province in provincial elections held on 28 June.
- In a vote on Friday, Virginie Ruffenach, of the Les Loyalistes and Le Rassemblement party, one of the hardline branches of the non-independence movement, was elected
Sources: RFI