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Congress of New Caledonia Congrès de la Nouvelle-Calédonie | |
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| Type | |
| Leadership | |
President | |
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| Seats | 54 members |
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Political groups | Majority (28)
Minority (26) |
| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation (D'Hondt method) | |
Last election | 12 May 2019 |
Next election | 2026 New Caledonian legislative election |
| Meeting place | |
| 1 Boulevard Vauban,Nouméa,New Caledonia | |
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TheCongress of New Caledonia (French:Congrès de la Nouvelle-Calédonie), a "territorialcongress" (congrès territorial orcongrès du territoire), is thelegislature ofNew Caledonia. The congress is headquartered at 1 Boulevard Vauban in downtownNoumea. Local media in New Caledonia refer to the congress as "boulevard Vauban" when referencing it.
The congress has 54 members who serve five-year terms, 32 members from theSouth Province Assembly, 15 members from theNorth Province Assembly, and 7 members fromLoyalty Islands Province Assembly. Members are elected proportionally based on the partisan makeup of all three assemblies of theprovinces of New Caledonia with a 5%threshold.[1]
The political parties, aside from naturally being split based on socioeconomic ideological differences, are split along hard-line stances on possible New Caledonian independence from France. Both independentists and its opponents subscribe to various socioeconomic ideologies so the difference of opinion is usually rooted in favouring eitherKanaknationalism, New Caledonianseparatism and independence as opposed toFrench nationalism and New Caledonianregionalism.
| Party | Seats | +/- |
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| Future with Confidence | 18 | +5 |
| National Union for Independence | 9 | +2 |
| Caledonian Union–FLNKS | 9 | –1 |
| Caledonia Together | 7 | –8 |
| Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front | 6 | +2 |
| Oceanian Awakening | 3 | New |
| Labour Party | 1 | +1 |
| Kanak Socialist Liberation | 1 | +1 |
| Anti-separatist | 25 | |
| Pro-independence | 26 | |
| Total | 54 | |
| Source:Franceinfo | ||
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