By deciding to resign collectively, the elected representatives of the Caledonia party together brought down the Caledonian executive which had been led by a Kanak separatist – a first – for three and a half years. Undermined by divisions, the supporters of independence are a little more weakened.
The political crisis had been brewing for several weeks. After three and a half years in power, Louis Mapou, the first independence president to lead the government of New Caledonia, was overthrown on Christmas Eve and at the very moment when Manuel Valls had just moved into rue Oudinot. “New Caledonia needs a government as quickly as possible. It is difficult to build the future without a government for the archipelago.declared the new Minister of Overseas Territories during the transfer of power with François-Noël Buffet.
The fall of the 17th collegial government and its eleven members is the consequence of the resignation of Jérémie Katidjo-Monnier (in charge of the sustainable development and environment sector) and the seven others “list candidates” of his Caledonia ensemble party (affiliated with Renaissance), who were likely to succeed him. On the South Pacific archipelago, only the collective resignation of a “list” causes a reversal of…
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