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Some Caledonians have declared that they voted in the self-determination elections against independence and therefore for New Caledonia to remain within France , but by default . Their fears about the territory’s economic future, fueled by certain non-independence politicians 1 comparing the independent Oceanian countries of the region to certain poor African countries, weighed in the balance. It should, however, be recalled… Continue reading
Although described as a fad 1 by some independence supporters, federalism constitutes on the contrary the only solution bringing together all the visions proposed to date by the different political movements concerning the institutional future of New Caledonia, even the most opposed ones which are: for or against independence. Professor Philippe Ardant, a French constitutionalist, stated that federalism is particularly suited to countries in which… Continue reading
