Presented last Wednesday in committee before the overseas delegation of the National Assembly, the report of the parliamentary information mission on the institutional future of overseas territories is completed. Initially supported by 4 deputies – Tematai Le Gayic, Guillaume Vuilletet, Davy Rimane and Philippe Gosselin – it was finalized by the last two, re-elected in the 2024 legislative elections.
The former deputy for the 1st constituency of Polynesia and his Guyanese colleague had, initially, refused to contribute to the parties concerning their respective territories, out of concern for “ conflict of interest » . But the 370 pages, which were to be presented to the Overseas delegation the week of the dissolution of the National Assembly, were well written “ four hands » . « It is a report which is rich in the fact that it is four parliamentarians who come from four different territories, with four different sensibilities, from the left to Macronism to the right (…) When we read the report with great objectivity, it still has a greater tendency to favor autonomist anchoringsays Le Gayic. “ We are tired of our country laws with quasi-administrative value being attacked each time at the Council of State, and we would like to have statutes of law with quasi-legislative value so that the Council of State gives its opinion a priori (…) so that from the moment the Assembly of Polynesia votes for a country law, it can be implemented » .
His Marquesan successor Moerani Frebault is more nuanced. “ On Polynesia, I think that ideology has somewhat taken precedence over the rest, and the consultations that we can carry out directly with our local political parties, with our elected officials, will, I think, serve us better as a compass as part of our upcoming parliamentary exchanges (…) In any case, this report advocates an evolution of the status. However, this is not the desire of the current majority » , he pleads. Of the 40 pages devoted to Polynesia, almost half are interested in the case of the Marquesas and its request for an archipelago community. An entity halfway between the Country and the municipalities, like the provinces of New Caledonia. “ The demands of Marquesan elected officials go back almost 30 years now. So, inevitably, this unease exists (…) we clearly feel that all the municipalities and communities of municipalities want institutional development » .
-The president of Codim, Félix Barsinas, wishes in fact “ develop the scope » of the power of the hakaiki « with the support of the State and the Country » . The question of the archipelago community is on the agenda of the next Codim meeting, in a week. « All skills have been transferred to the country, it is up to us (…) to work in harmony and to put forward our requests, particularly for the transfer of skills in terms of economic development and the transfer of land assets. », adds Barsinas.
The second report on the institutional development of the overseas territories, mandated this time by the Head of State, has also been completed. He concludes that there is an urgent need for a radical change in the development model.
