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19 January
The Federated (or Associated) States of Oceania: a triple win project
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The association is contacting you again this week following the upcoming rejec...
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12 January
Update (No. 5) comparative table 1984-2024
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The association is contacting you again this week to share its comparative table of events between 1984 and 2024, updated as of January 12, 2026.
The document cited is below:...
05 January
For a new territorial motto?
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The APROFED association is back in this new year following up on its last article (see For a new anthem? – APROFED ) which aimed to examine existing identity signs and the need...
29 December
For a new anthem?
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The APROFED association is back in this last week of 2025, following up on its 3 previous articles on the country's identity symbols :
– of February 27, 2025 concerning the na...
22 December
Melanesia, Democracy, Nationalism and Federalism
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The APROFED association is back in touch this week following its articles on France's democratic index. But what about Melanesia and its constituent states, namely Papua New Guin...
17 December
The Bougainville case study
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The APROFED association is contacting you again following the dispatch earlier this week of a delegation from the FLNKS to Paris (see "The State must give us this full sovereignt...
08 December
Towards a revolution like in 1848?
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The APROFED association is contacting you again this week following the return of the FLNKS leader to New Caledonia who threatened to exercise his right to self-determination uni...
05 December
Is France a democracy?
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The APROFED association is continuing this week the link between France and democracy begun last week (see France, an imperfect democracy – APROFED )
Indeed, we had observed that ...
27 November
France, an imperfect democracy
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The APROFED association is contacting you again this week following the decision by the Minister for Overseas Territories not to amend the draft Bougival agreement before the citiz...
25 November
Federations currently being created
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this week to present some ongoing global initiatives for grouping states in the form of confederations or federations.
Besides the Eu...
19 November
What is the current state of Loyalist federalism?
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The APROFED association is contacting you again this week following Jean-Louis Borloo's invitation this weekend to Laurent Delahousse's "20h30 le dimanche" (see "20h30 le dimanche"...
17 November
The risky gamble of PALIKA, UPM and the French State
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The APROFED association is contacting you again at the beginning of this week following the announcement of the definitive withdrawal by PALIKA and UPM from the FLNKS (see Palika a...
10 November
The main trends of federalism in the 20th century
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The APROFED association is contacting you again this week to share an article published in 2003 by Ronald L Watts entitled: The main trends of federalism in the 20th century, which...
03 November
The call from the presidents of French regions to move towards federalism
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The APROFED association is back with you this week following the call from 3 presidents of French regions (Brittany, Pays de la Loire, PACA) in mid-October to move to a federal sys...
28 October
Article from Nouvelles Calédoniennes dated October 25, 2025
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week following an article in Nouvelles Calédoniennes published on October 25, 2025, relating to the remobilization of the CCAT (...
23 October
Update (No. 4) comparative table 1984-2024
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The association is coming back to you this week to send you its comparative table of events between 1984 and 2024, updated as of October 22, 2025.
Find below the cited documen...
16 October
Independence movements also on mainland France
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week following an article in Le Figaro published in 2017 entitled: These small movements which defend the independence of hi...
09 October
Federalism via a constituent assembly as a solution to the French institutional crisis
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week following the fall of the central government once again, just 14 hours after its formation.
If the metropolitan medi...
30 September
The 6 solutions proposed by governance AI for France
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The APROFED association is contacting you again this week following the governance problem currently facing France, which is reminiscent of a similar situation experienced by F...
29 September
The EU’s sui generis status, a status desired by France which must evolve
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week following the French government's desire to extend the status of New Caledonia to a so-called sui generis status through ...
23 September
The France-Caledonia relationship: a forced marriage for which the State does not wish to divorce
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this week on an aspect already addressed in a previous article in February of this year (see What tools for mediation to get out of ...
16 September
Opinion on the future constitutional bill
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The APROFED association is back with you again this week following the upcoming vote in France on the constitutional bill concerning New Caledonia , which you can find at the f...
15 September
Federalism, an act of resistance
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Already mentioned in a previous article dated July 10, 2025 with René Capitant (see René Capitant, the Gaullist in favor of a federal Constitution – APROFED ), the APROFED associ...
11 September
Federalism does not mean secession
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this weekend on the concepts of federalism and secession.
Some unitary states, such as Cameroon, Chad, the DRC, and Ivory Coast, ...
08 September
58% of French people in favor of a federal Europe in 2021
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this week, following on from the IFOP survey published at the end of August, which announced that 71% of French people would be in...
04 September
France faces its unfounded fears of divisions
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this weekend in continuation of its article of September 1, 2025 relating to the IFOP institute survey revealing that 71% of French ...
01 September
71% of French people are in favor of France becoming federal
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week to share with you the results of a survey conducted in mainland France by IFOP last week, the full text of which can be...
25 August
The waltz of statuses
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The APROFED association is back with you this week with a historical reminder of the many statuses proposed during the events of the 1980s that seem to be happening again today, ...
21 August
Work by Stéphane Hessel: Time for Outrage!
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The APROFED association is back with you this weekend to share with you the world-famous work of Stéphane Hessel, a French diplomat, resistance fighter, writer and political acti...
19 August
Are we heading towards a Kanak spring?
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week following the rejection of the Bougival draft agreement by the FLNKS, preferring the Kanaky agreement to be implemented b...
17 August
For a new administrative capital
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this week at the Bourail agricultural fair to submit a proposal implemented in a large number of federal countries, namely that of...
08 August
The ambiguous status of Sardinia
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This week, the APROFED association continues its overview of territories with special status. After Monaco earlier this week, today it's the turn of Sardinia, an autonomous reg...
04 August
The example of the status of the Principality of Monaco
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week following the proposal made by François Roux, a long-time FLNKS lawyer, in the newspaper Le Monde to re-examine the Bougi...
31 July
Federalism vs. Jacobinism and Republican Monarchy?
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this weekend on the very French opposition since the French Revolution between federalism and Jacobinism as well as the republican m...
28 July
Suggested book to read: The Kanak Awakening by David Chappell
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The APROFED association is back with you at the beginning of this week to share with you a very informative book entitled: The Kanak Awakening, The Rise of Nationalism in New C...
22 July
For a federated state, it is necessary to recover competence in matters of justice
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week following the analysis made by several legal experts already known to Caledonians for their work on New Caledonia in an...
17 July
What will the future “State of New Caledonia” be like with the Bougival Agreement?
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this weekend following the announcement made in the principles of the draft Bougival agreement on the future of the territory of th...
15 July
Opinion on the Bougival Agreement – Part 2
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The association is coming back to you as agreed to send you the rest of its opinion regarding the Bougival agreement.
As mentioned in the first part of our opinion (see Opinion ...
13 July
Opinion on the Bougival Agreement – Part 1
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The association is returning to you exceptionally today following the announced signing of an agreement in Bougival between Caledonian representatives and the State concerning ...
10 July
René Capitant, the Gaullist in favor of a federal constitution
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The APROFED association is back with you this weekend to introduce you to René Capitant (1901-1970), a French politician who, nearly 80 years ago, drew up a draft federal constit...
05 July
The example of the Holy Roman Empire
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The APROFED association is returning to you this weekend to present the example of the Holy Roman Empire and the opportunity France missed to adopt federalism as early as 1000 AD...
01 July
The Church and Federalist Thought
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week regarding a stakeholder who has spoken very little publicly about the crisis currently facing New Caledonia, namely the R...
26 June
New Caledonia 2025, after the insurrectional crisis of May-July 2024, what future? by F.Angleviel
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this weekend to forward to you the latest work, dated this year, by Frédéric Angleviel, honorary university professor of contemporar...
24 June
Update (No. 3) comparative table 1984-2024
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The association is getting back to you at the beginning of this week to send you its comparative table of events between 1984 and 2024, updated as of June 24, 2025.
Find below...
18 June
June 18th appeal to our Pacific brothers and to move to direct democracy for the provinces
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The APROFED association comes back to you on this commemorative date of June 18 relating to the appeal of General de Gaulle during the Second World War (1940) aimed a...
16 June
The different forms of federalism
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week following the intervention of the president of Eveil Océanien, 2 weeks ago, on the NCla1ere channel (see L’INVITE DU DIMANC...
10 June
Neither an associated state nor a confederate state, the French state said “no”
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week following the intervention in the National Assembly by the Caledonian pro-independence MP who mentioned the term confederat...
05 June
When France is an obstacle to the federal transformation of the EU
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this weekend following France's rejection of the federal concept in New Caledonia during the Deva conclave, in the commune of Bourail...
02 June
Centralization and sharing of decisions, two compatible notions within federalism
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This week, the association is returning to the concepts of federalism and centralization with you.
We have once again called upon AI to shed light on this issue through the follow...
27 May
Translation of the site into English
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The APROFED association is contacting you again this week to inform you that you can now read all of this news in Shakespeare's language.
The entire site has been completely t...
16 May
Another path to decolonization: manumission? (continued)
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The APROFED association is back with you this weekend as part of the month of remembrance of slavery, the slave trade, and its abolition in mainland France and the overseas terri...
13 May
Towards a unilateral declaration of independence?
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The association is getting back to you this week following the Deva interlude which did not result in any agreement regarding the institutional future of New Caledonia.
Many peopl...
09 May
The true face of the French state
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The APROFED association is exceptionally coming back to you for a third time this week following the failure of negotiations on the institutional future of the country between loca...
07 May
The Iroquois Confederacy is partly at the origin of American federalism.
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this weekend, in order to continue its reflection of April 2nd according to which the federal system is partly derived from the tribal...
05 May
The conclave proposed by Manuel Valls: act 4 or 5 of the Caledonian tragedy?
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week following the announcement by the Minister for Overseas Territories of the start of negotiations with a view to finding an ...
01 May
AI solutions for disagreements
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The APROFED association is contacting you today following the visit of the Minister for Overseas Territories to the territory for the third time and the risk of possible disagree...
29 April
The riches of Oceania and the need to think about them as Oceanians
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week following Australia's announcement last month of 52 billion CFP francs in support for its metallurgical industry (see Aus...
25 April
Vanuatu citizenship as an example?
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this weekend following news from our Vanuatu neighbors on the topic of citizenship that could echo the one that is to be implemente...
21 April
“Respect, Equity, Solidarity”
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this week on the country's identity signs.
Following on from these first two articles on the name of the country and the common flag ...
17 April
A draft agreement that is not one
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week following the AFP consultation and press publication of the confidential draft agreement submitted by the Minister for Over...
14 April
Update (No. 2) comparative table 1984-2024
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The association is getting back to you at the beginning of this week to send you its comparative table of events between 1984 and 2024, updated to April 14, 2025, 11 months after...
10 April
95% of French people want a change in French institutions and the French Constitution
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this weekend to share with you a survey conducted by Ipsos and CESI Ecole d'Ingénieurs, dating from March 2025, on the perception o...
07 April
The proposed Federal Republic of Ma’Ohi Nui (Tahiti)
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The APROFED association is getting back to you at the beginning of this week following the publication of the summary of the preliminary draft constitution of the federal republi...
02 April
The federal system: the logical continuation of the tribal and feudal model
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The APROFED association is coming back to you again following the reflection of one of its members aimed at knowing if the federal system could correspond to the logical continua...
31 March
Reminder of the association’s project
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this week, taking advantage of a new phase of discussions on the institutional future of the country opened by the Minister ...
27 March
What is the difference between a unitary, composite, associated, federal or regional state?
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this weekend following a question from one of its supporters who would like to know what the difference is between a unitary, com...
24 March
What about the colonization of France itself?
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week following a question asked by one of our supporters regarding the colonization of France itself.
Although it has been mo...
20 March
Role of the Governor of a Federated State
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The APROFED association is returning to you this weekend to inform you about the powers of the governor of a federated state, which the president of the government of New Caled...
17 March
AI response to the notions of fundamental law, self-organization, etc. applied to NC
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At the beginning of this week, the APROFED association once again called on the AI to provide an answer, following Manuel Valls' summary document, to the following question: Wh...
13 March
New Caledonia: From the Crisis of May 13, 2024 to a Solution for the Future? by Joel Kasarherou
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this week, which is promoting reading at the national level, to send you a new reading recommendation, namely the latest work by J...
10 March
For a federal France by Grégory Berkovicz
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The association is coming back to you this week to recommend two books by Grégory BERKOVICZ , a doctor of public law, former associate professor at IAE Paris-Sorbonne, lecture...
06 March
Opinion on the State’s summary document and draft of a Caledonian Constitution by the IA
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The association is getting back to you this weekend following the publication of the summary document resulting from the discussions held at the end of February in Noumea betwe...
03 March
Proposal for a common flag
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The association is coming back to you this week to follow up on its last article aimed at proposing not only a country name but also the name of the next agreement, namely: Kal...
27 February
An agreement for a federated state of Kalédony
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While negotiations are currently taking place in Noumea between the central government and the independence leaders with a view to moving forward on the basis of an agreement, ...
25 February
Reaction to the altercation suffered by the Minister for Overseas Territories
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The APROFED association is contacting you this week to respond to the visit of the Minister for Overseas Territories to the territory and the altercation he suffered on the publi...
20 February
Points of agreement and disagreement between the French state and the independence movement
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The association is getting back to you this weekend to provide you, before the Overseas Minister's visit to the territory, with the IA's response to the question we asked it, nam...
17 February
What tools are available for mediation to get out of the crisis?
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The APROFED association is getting back to you at the beginning of this week to provide you with the response from the AI, which we have once again requested, with the question p...
14 February
Holding, a concept similar to federalism
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The APROFED association is back with you this weekend to talk about a concept well-known in the business world, particularly among top bosses, namely that of the holding company,...
10 February
Join the Australian Commonwealth?
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this week to remind everyone, while all the elected officials are in Paris to discuss the terms of a new agreement, that there is an...
06 February
The MAGRAS Senate report and the intervention of MP TJIBAOU on 04/02/2025
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this weekend to relay to you once again a report prepared in 2020 by a senator, Michel MAGRAS, then president of the senatorial dele...
03 February
AI-generated agreements and responses to the Caledonian problem
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The APROFED association is getting back to you on the eve of the negotiations to be held in Paris on the institutional future of New Caledonia.
Having called upon certain ac...
31 January
New opinion on the “territorial federalization” project supported by the loyalists
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This weekend, the APROFED association is getting back to you following the meeting organized by the loyalists at the house of New Caledonia, in Paris, in order to promote their p...
29 January
The choice of BRICS+, a solution for some
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this week on the options available to New Caledonia regarding its institutional future ; a topic that will soon be discussed in Paris ...
24 January
Information report on the institutional future of overseas territories
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this weekend to forward to you the information report submitted by the overseas delegation on the institutional future of overseas ...
20 January
Representative democracy is dead, make way for direct or semi-direct democracy
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The association is coming back to you this week to discuss the topic of democracy.
The May 13, 2024, uprising demonstrated the failure of representative democracy . By haranguing ...
16 January
Updating our website
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The APROFED association is back with you in this new year to inform you of the update of its website via the creation of a new section entitled "News".
Find all the internatio...
13 January
Reaction to the fall of the local government and the appointment of the new one
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The APROFED association is getting back to you at the beginning of this year to respond to the fall of the local government on December 24, 2024, and the appointment of the new ...
30 December
New Caledonia in the light of French history
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The APROFED association is coming back to you at the end of this year to share with you a series of two reports of approximately one hour each, published last week on France 5 en...
19 December
New Caledonia or the Gallic Rock on the Anglo-American playing field
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The APROFED association is back with you this week to share a series of articles from another association called "Les Yeux du monde" (The Eyes of the World), written by Yoann Lus...
13 December
Updated comparison table 1984-2024
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The association is getting back to you this weekend to send you, attached, for information and archives, its comparative table of events between 1984 and 2024 updated to December...
09 December
The “territorial federation”, a divisive notion
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this week to relay an article from the weekly Demain en Nouvelle-Calédonie (DNC) dated November 29, 2024 entitled: “Territorial fe...
06 December
outline for the future status of New Caledonia by JJ Urvoas
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The association is returning to you to send you a report produced by the former Minister of Justice, JJ Urvoas, which in 2021 proposed an outline for the future status of New Ca...
02 December
Dual federalism – a vision shared by A. Christnacht
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this week to forward to you a report published on December 7, 2021 by Alain Christnacht, former High Commissioner of New Caledonia ...
28 November
New Zealand Prime Minister presents a solution for New Caledonia
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The APROEFD association is coming back to you this weekend to share with you an article by Eric Descheemaeker, professor of law at the University of Melbourne, published two we...
25 November
The loyalists’ “territorial federation” project is not federalism
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week following the announcement made last week by the loyalists of a project for a “territorial federation” 1 intended to be...
21 November
Federalism according to Pierre Bretegnier’s vision
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The APROFED association is getting back to you to supplement its email from the beginning of this week regarding Pierre Bretegnier's vision of "dual federalism."
In this rega...
18 November
Evening debate on federalism(s) in New Caledonia
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week following the announcement made by the Les Républicains Calédoniens (LRC) party of the organization of an evening debate ...
11 November
The President of the Senate for shared sovereignty and very advanced autonomy without breaking with France
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week to send you three recently published articles on the French authorities' vision for the future of New Caledonia and the ...
05 November
Another path to decolonization: manumission?
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this week at the request of some of its readers in order to develop an idea already formulated in one of our previous emails dated O...
28 October
New Caledonian institutions must be a source of reflection for the evolution of the French political system
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This week, the association is coming back to you to share with you two articles published in 2018 on New Caledonia by Bastien Vandendyck , current chief of staff of the current ...
25 October
Federalisms and New Caledonia – Actu.nc article
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this weekend to send you an article from Actu.nc dated October 23 of this year entitled “Federalisms and New Caledonia” which you...
21 October
Conference: Making a Country: Legal Creativity at the Service of a Common Destiny
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The APROFED association is coming back to you to share with you the conference currently being broadcast on the Caledonia channel, by Carine David, university professor of law, ...
15 October
Europe, New Caledonia, federations in the making.
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week with an article by Michel Herland, former vice-rector in New Caledonia in the early 2000s and director since 2018 of th...
07 October
Emmanuel Macron or shameful federalism.
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this week to share with you a political editorial broadcast on Europe1 in May 2024 entitled: Emmanuel Macron or Shameful Federalis...
04 October
FRANCE OFFERS ITS OVERSEAS TERRITORIES A LIGHT FEDERALISM
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this weekend to forward an article from the newspaper "Le Monde" entitled: FRANCE OFFERS ITS OVERSEAS TERRITORIES A LIGHT FEDERALIS...
01 October
The situation in New Caledonia: an isolated case?
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A remnant of the French empire and the time of colonization, New Caledonia was thus included almost 80 years ago, in 1946, on the list of non-self-governing territories establis...
27 September
The different possible options for a political agreement
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Faced with the failure of representative democracy to find a solution to the insurrectional crisis that New Caledonia has been experiencing for four months now through a politica...
24 September
Federalism: a mode of governance demanded by many populations and states
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In addition to solution no. 2 proposed by the association, which aims to promote federalism at the level of the Pacific States with a view to establishing a “United States of Oce...
20 September
Difference between associated state and federated state
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We are coming back to you following the request of some of our readers to know how an associated State differs from a federated State?
As former Minister of Justice JJ Urvoas...
16 September
France, one and indivisible: an evolving reality (continued)
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The APROFED association is back with you again this week on the theme of the unitary and indivisible framework of the State developed last week.
To this end, you will find att...
13 September
France, one and indivisible: an evolving reality
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this weekend to send you an article by Félicien LEMAIRE, professor of public law at the University of Angers , published in the new...
11 September
Review of Luc STEINMETZ’s speech on 07.09.2024
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The APROFED association is back with you this week following the intervention of historian and lawyer Luc Steinmetz during the NC la 1ere television news on Saturday, September 7...
05 September
Federalism under debate in the Loyalty Islands, within the FLNKS and in the Melanesian world
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The APROFED association is back with you this weekend to relay an article from Nouvelles Calédoniennes in which we learn that J. LALIE, president of the Loyalty Islands province...
02 September
The APROFED association for legislative sovereignty
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Last week we saw the definition of a non-sovereign state.
This week, the APROFED association is coming back to you to give you the definition of a sovereign State .
Althou...
30 August
Definition of a non-sovereign nation-state
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The APROFED association is getting back to you as agreed in order to send you 2 links to help you better understand certain terms, such as “ non-sovereign state ”.
Find a firs...
27 August
Summary and analysis of the interview with MP N. Metzdorf on RRB on 23.08.24
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The APROFED association is returning to you this week to relay the interview with MP Nicolas Metzdorf dated August 23 of this year as part of the program “Transparency” on the ...
23 August
Federalism in the history of France and the American case
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The APROFED association is getting back to you following the comments made by former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on federalism via the ITV NC channel, a summary of which we s...
19 August
Summary of interview with former Prime Minister E. Philippe on 08/11/2024
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The association is getting back to you this week to provide you with a summary of the testimony dated 11 August by the former Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, on current events i...
15 August
Map of peoples at the world level
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The APROFED association is back with you this week to share with you an interesting map from 2020 showing all the peoples spread across the globe.
By zooming in on New Caledon...
12 August
Opinion on the thawing of the electoral body
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week after three months of riots, following a request from some of its readers and supporters who would like to know our posi...
05 August
The 4 options offered by federalism to New Caledonia
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this week to share with you the four possible options that federalism would allow in New Caledonia:
– option 1 : a federal sta...
04 August
Summary of interview with former Minister of Justice JJ Urvoas on 04.08.2024
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The association is getting back to you to provide you with a summary of the testimony given earlier this week by the former Minister of Justice, Jean Jacques Urvoas, on current...
29 July
Detailed comparison of events from 1984 to 2024 + full text of the Matignon-Oudinot federal agreement
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The APROFED association is getting back to you at the beginning of this week to send you a summary table of the events of this year and those of 1984 ( Comparison 1984 - 2024) ....
22 July
Dick UKEIWE’s speech to the Senate in 1985 and Rock PIDJOT’s proposal for autonomy status in 1976
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this week to relay Dick UKEIWE's speech, given during a session at the Senate on January 24, 1985.
Reading this, you will be abl...
15 July
Notice on dissolution and partition
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The APROFED association is coming back to you today regarding the situation linked to the dissolution of the National Assembly in mainland France .
If tensions emerge at the ...
11 July
The principles of federalism
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The APROFED association is back with you this week to relay an article from 2021 from the Union of European Federalists (UEF) on the principles of federalism, which you can...
04 July
The 3rd way is not set aside
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The APROFED association is getting back to you to respond to the statement by the non-independence candidate in the legislative elections, Alcide Ponga, who, after the first roun...
02 July
No need for guardianship
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The APROFED association is returning to you this week on the economic issue and the absurd idea spread by some that the country is on the verge of defaulting on its payments and ...
28 June
A way out of the crisis through academics
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Following the failed visit of the President of the Republic on 23 May 2024, who apparently thought he would reiterate the Matignon agreements in the manner of Michel Rocard in a ...
26 June
Solution 2: a non-sovereign Caledonian federated state without France
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The APROFED association is returning to you this week to present its second solution, notably where France would refuse the agreement regarding the creation of a Federated State ...
21 June
Federalism in Caledonia as seen by academics
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The APROFED association is coming back to you this week to share the opinion of two researchers and university professors in law related to Caledonia on the federal solution put ...
17 June
Notice on candidacies for the elections of deputies
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The APROFED association is getting back to you following the publication of applications for deputy positions in the National Assembly elections.
Some readers have asked us fo...
14 June
APROFED on the website débat.nc
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The APROFED association informs its members, supporters and readers of the dissemination of its solution to create a Caledonian federated state on the website of the collaborativ...
10 June
Solution 1: a non-sovereign Caledonian federated state with France
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The APROFED association is returning to you this week to share with you one of its two solutions to the current conflict the country is experiencing, notably through an agreement...
07 June
The European Union and federalism
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The APROFED association is back with you a few days before the European elections to share an article it has written on federalism and the European Union.
Built to avoid furth...
04 June
Federalism: a solution advocated in Caledonia since 1977
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The APROFED association is back with you this week to share one of its articles on the only political solution to the current conflict in New Caledonia: federalism.
It should ...
29 May
Libération article tracking
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The APROFED association is getting back to you this week to forward two articles from the newspaper Libération.
The first one, dated today, notably recalls, via ISEE figures, ...
24 May
Federalism as a remedy for conflict (Caledonian)
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The APROFED association is back with you this week to continue to disseminate its institutional solution to the current Caledonian problem and to forward to you one of its latest...
18 May
Article from Les Echos
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The APROFED association is returning to you in these dark days to relay an article from Les Echos dated May 17, 2024, relating to the vision of neighboring Pacific countries on t...
10 May
For the future of New Caledonia, a third way exists: federalism
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In this year 2024, the founding members of the APETTIT, TRI SELECT and ALDENC associations inform you of the creation of their 4th and final site: APROFED, aimed at promoting fed...
International News
28 December
Alawite demonstrations across Syria demand federalism
Thousands of Syrians from the Alawite community held demonstrations on Sunday in several coastal cities, as well as in Homs and Hama, calling for political federalism.
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16 December
Top Legislative Leaders Call on Federal Government to Respect State Authorities
A bipartisan group of more than 40 top legislative leaders representing more than 30 states issued a declaration on the restoration of federalism and state empowerment at the inaugural convening of...
16 December
Leader of Syria’s Alawites: Federalism Is the Only Solution
According to Shia Waves Agency, citing Al Jazeera, Sheikh Ghazal stressed that the only viable solution to Syria’s ongoing crises lies in moving toward federalism and political decentralization.
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12 December
Jean-Louis Borloo, from the cry of alarm to the Federal Republic
Federalism is no longer just a hobbyhorse of a few regionalist parties. According to an IFOP poll published on August 25, 2025, 71% of French people support a federal France that would significantl...
08 December
US lawmakers ‘support’ decentralization, federalism in Syria
“Members of the US Congress support autonomy or federalism in Syria,” said Sinam Mohamad, the representative of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) - the political arm of the Kurdish-led Syrian Dem...
03 December
The neo-Jacobin galaxy in a power struggle with the federalists
An analytical dive into a major realignment: on one side, the rise of a sovereignist neo-Jacobin movement; on the other, the consolidation of federalist mobilization in the Senate around the 1st "T...
02 December
Katikkiro Urges Conservative Party to Stay Committed to Federalism Cause
In Uganda, The Katikkiro explained the true essence of federalism, describing it as a system that shares power in a way that allows each region to manage its own affairs without fragmenting the nat...
30 November
Afghanistan and the Path of Federalism
At the second two-day meeting of the Federalists Assembly of Afghanistan and the Global Youth Leadership Network in Hanover, Germany, speakers described a federal system as the path to achieving “p...
26 November
Federalism: The return of the nonconformists?
The “nonconformists” of the 1930s were a group of thinkers who broke away from both a historically monarchist or Bonapartist right wing and a Marxist left wing. Faithful to the principle of subsidi...
26 November
Decentralization: The French phantom of an elusive local power
For more than half a century, France has promised to liberate its territories without ever truly breaking with its state centralism. The state pretends to want to decentralize, but as David Lisnard...
25 November
“Decentralization and federalism, French style?”
To the Prime Minister's promise of "a major new act of decentralization" is now added the possibility of a "French-style federal republic." Thus, Proudhon and Tocqueville are being revived in the n...
24 November
Jean-Louis Borloo’s “federalist” tour
While awaiting the presidential election, and perhaps a referendum, Jean-Louis Borloo is consulting and having lunch with constitutional experts, convinced that the time is ripe. Since 1789, sovere...
13 November
The IMF calls on the EU to move towards a “United States of Europe”
"Slow and mediocre growth": the IMF notes that Europeans earn less than Americans and calls on the EU to move towards a "United States of Europe." In a report published this Thursday, the IMF empha...
13 November
Can Swiss-style federalism help power-sharing efforts in Sri Lanka?
For decades, the Tamil minority has looked towards federal states as a model for governance. This autumn, a delegation of Sri Lankan legislators and political decision-makers visited Switzerland to...
10 November
Federalism: An alternative to the two-state solution
Federalist principles offer an approach that enables diverse groups to coexist or be in proximity when statistical divisions are not always possible or even desirable.
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09 November
World federalists champion broad agenda for global change
At its 2025 online congress on 1-2 November, the World Federalist Movement (WFM) discussed a wide-ranging program to advance global change.
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07 November
“French-style federalism”: the regions are starting to dream again
During a working meeting with regional presidents on the sidelines of their congress in Versailles on Thursday, November 6, the Prime Minister agreed to review the budgetary effort requested ...
07 November
“The French want federalism”
The UDB's project for a democratized republic involves federalism, that is to say, the sharing of legislative power, as well as budgetary resources, between the State and the regions, as is practic...
06 November
The idea of a “French-style federal republic” is emerging in the political debate
While the prime minister has promised a "major act of decentralization", politicians from all sides are going further by calling for a move towards federalism.
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06 November
Regional federalism, the UDI’s line is in the majority
Since its creation, the UDI has defended a simple idea: bringing public decision-making closer to citizens, through decentralization and, more specifically, through the principle of subsidiarity.
...
06 November
Federalism in Chad: The Federal Bloc and Core Chad reignite the debate
The first edition of the Day of Federalism in Chad was launched this Thursday, November 6, 2025. Under the theme: "African Perspectives on Federalism: An Endogenous Approach to Local Development a...
31 October
History of the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
Since gaining independence, the Comoros have had five constitutions, three of which were federal in nature.
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Comoros - African, Islands, Col...
30 October
Federalism best thing that works for Nigeria’s diversity
Former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, says the best thing that works for Nigeria's diversity is federalism.
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25 October
Utah’s federalism movement is gaining ground
States have both the constitutional authority and the moral responsibility to govern themselves in a way that reflects the will of their people. This is not a matter for partisan debate; it is the ...
25 October
Draghi advocates a “pragmatic federalism” to get Europe out of its difficult situation.
The European Union is "struggling" to respond to the changing world order, former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Friday evening, promoting "pragmatic federalism" as a way to overcome the ...
24 October
How the Northern Cyprus election may prompt Turkey to re-think federalism
Will the results of the elections in Northern Cyprus, which saw pro-federation candidate Tufan Erhurman elected as the next president of the separatist Turkish republic on the divided island, lead ...
23 October
Federalism is a strength not a weakness
Essentially, federalism involves both a national federal government and a state or provincial government, each operating in a distinct area over which it has exclusive constitutional authority. In ...
18 October
Ethiopia’s Three Decades of Ethnic Federalism
Domestically, Ethiopians were weary after nearly two decades of dictatorship and conflict. Citizens yearned for peace.
From this melting pot emerged Ethiopia's great experiment: ethnic federalis...
18 October
Renaud Muselier: “Our country is dysfunctional, we need French-style federalism”
The president of the PACA region says he is in favour of the establishment of federalism in France, where sovereign powers would continue to be managed by the State, while others would revert to th...
17 October
Convergence of all parties for federalism at the session of the “Regional Council of Brittany”
The Brittany regional council, held on October 15 and 16, 2025 in Roazhon (Rennes), highlighted a growing consensus in favor of Breton autonomy and federalism more broadly.
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16 October
Federalism as a proposal from the Brittany region
This Thursday, October 16, 2025, was the second and final day of the Brittany Regional Council session. The 83 elected officials met in Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine). The day's agenda included the decen...
15 October
A federal France? Jean-Louis Borloo has Swiss ideas.
The priority of a Borloo government would be the reorganization of power by establishing a French-style federal state , the only possible path to recovery .
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14 October
Federalism: obstacle or engine of redistribution?
Federalism is often blamed for hindering redistribution. Yet data shows it can also enhance it, depending on political choices.
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Federalism:...
14 October
Politics: Can federalism save France?
What if centralized France gave way to a federal republic? And to compare with one of France's neighbors in terms of decentralization and federalism, Italy was chosen.
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10 October
“We need to change the software”: why Christelle Morançais advocates for a federal state
The President (Horizons) of the Pays de la Loire region wants the central government to reform itself in depth, make savings and leave more room for the Regions.
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09 October
Parliamentary Affairs Minister highlights competitive federalism as driver of national growth
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju stated that competitive federalism is the perfect approach to making the country (India) a developed nation.
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04 October
Federalism And Nigeria At 65
Nigeria is one of the 25 countries in the world where a federal system of government is practiced today.
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Federalism And Nigeria At 65 - The...
24 September
Somalia’s federalism is at a vital crossroads
More than a decade after Somalia adopted federalism as a post-conflict solution, the system remains at odds with the realities on the ground. When Somali leaders embraced federalism in 2012, it was...
18 September
Rekindled hope for federalism in West Africa with the AES
Sixty-five years later, history seems to be offering the Sahel countries a second chance. Modibo Keita's dream is being repeated once again, in part, through the formation of the Confederation of S...
15 September
The Dynamics of Federalism in the Constitution of India
The authors of the Indian Constitution were clear that it was important to have a "strong and united Centre"; yet federalism is at the heart of the dynamic relationship between the Union and the St...
11 September
“The image of the central state has continued to deteriorate among the French: it is no longer a reference but a problem.”
The central state, which has been omnipresent on the scene for decades, is seeing its image deteriorate to such an extent that it has become no longer a reference point but a problem, and the major...
10 September
Conference on Modern Federalisms and the Federal Experience in Brazil
On September 10, 2025, a conference organized by the Jean Baechler Historical Sociology Fund was held at CEVIPOF, at Sciences Po, on the theme of modern federalisms and the federal experience in Br...
04 September
Lessons from Switzerland could help Nepal’s journey with federalism
Switzerland has practiced federalism for 177 years. The country has continually adapted its institutions and practices. This long history makes Switzerland a rich source of lessons for Nepal, which...
30 August
71% of French people are in favor of France becoming federal
Guided by the struggles in Corsica and New Caledonia, federalism is making a strong comeback in France, where 71% of French people would like France to become federal. The rejection of Jacobinism a...
19 August
“The future of Cameroon lies in federalism”
As the 2025 presidential election campaign heats up, the debate over the form of the state—unitary or federal—looms as a central issue. Economist and political analyst Dieudonné Essomba, known for ...
08 August
American democracy under threat: Limiting national power within a federal system
The Trump administration seems determined to crush all opposition through the aggressive use of national power. Part of the opposition comes from the states themselves, which are controlled by Demo...
07 July
“Rebuilding the State: the federal solution”
An ambitious day of reflection was held this Friday, July 4, on the 3rd floor of the Cultural Center, around a theme as complex as it is fascinating: federalism. Opened by Mayor Frédéric Masquelier...
06 July
Young Syrians in Germany Debate Federalism as a Model for Post-War Syria
Syrian youth in Germany are exploring federalism as a post-war model, drawing inspiration from global examples.
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Young Syrians in Germany De...
04 July
“Federalism is neither a utopia nor a luxury, it is a political emergency.”
Frédéric Masquelier, LR mayor of Saint-Raphaël (Var), is organizing a debate on federalism in his town this July 4th. This is an opportunity for him to present his vision of what he believes to be ...
02 July
“France has not always been centralizing: let’s rehabilitate our provinces in a federal state!”
The LR mayor of Saint-Raphaël, Frédéric Masquelier, is organizing a series of debates bringing together politicians and intellectuals in his city this July 4th, on the issue of federalism. He advoc...
26 June
Federalism: A Force for Innovation, Democracy, and Regional Power?
Mexico is a federal republic. But how can we activate this federal structure to stimulate creativity, strengthen democracy, and empower our regions?
A week in Baden-Württemberg (Germany) reveals...
16 June
Federalism First Principles: Lessons from the Los Angeles ICE Protests
Recent, sometimes violent, protests against federal immigration enforcement operations and personnel in Los Angeles (and other major U.S. cities) have prompted reactions and discussions, including ...
28 May
Kevin FIENI, bold proposals and social measures for a federal Ivory Coast
After more than a month of touring around a hundred localities in the Ivory Coast, Kévin FIENI, president of the PRO-CÔTE D'IVOIRE movement and declared candidate for the 2025 presidential election...
24 May
The Case of the Chagos Archipelago
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The association is getting back to you this week following the announcement made by the United Kingdom these days of the retrocession of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, whic...
16 May
Why Syrian Kurds Want Federalism
Many Syrian Kurds view federalism as the legitimate model best suited to their country's future, although Ankara and Damascus, for their part, have balked at one word in the declaration: federalism...
14 May
Will Vietnam’s governance reforms push it towards federalism?
The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPC) is implementing its most ambitious governance reforms in decades, aiming to streamline the system of governance to better realize national development aspiratio...
10 May
Goulven Mazéas: federalism to ensure peace!
Although published in 1934, the work of Goulven Mazéas from Guingamp, Social-fédéralisme, remains relevant today, particularly for its vision of solving the social problems of his time, which are...
10 May
“Federal ideas”, a path to “unblocking France”, according to senior civil servant Emmanuel Faivre
A senior civil servant, Emmanuel Faivre has worked in departmental bodies for over 15 years. Director General of Services for Haute-Saône for around ten years, he has been working alongside Christi...
09 May
From nationalism and patriarchy to federalism
If nationalism is the politics of division, war, oppression, and domination, federalism from a feminist perspective challenges oppression in all its forms and provides a viable alternative to exclu...
25 April
Genuine regionalization can be an opportunity for everyone
Unlike Germany or Switzerland, where federalism continues to prove its worth, France has suffered for ages from an excess of centralization that weakens it and often puts it out of the running. The...
18 April
Proposal for a federal state in the DRC
The debate on the establishment of a federal state in the Democratic Republic of Congo, relaunched by Olivier Kamitatu, former president of the Transitional National Assembly (2003-2006) and curren...
15 April
How is Nepal’s federalism faring?
Federalism in Nepal, enshrined in the 2015 Constitution, marked a historic shift in governance. But the country must prioritize practical reforms to strengthen its federal experiment.
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08 April
Swiss federalism: its origins and its perception by the population
Federalism is one of the pillars of the Swiss political system. Switzerland is a quadrilingual country that defines itself as a nation born of political will, as opposed to states characterized by ...
05 April
The draft constitution of the Federal Republic of Ma’Ohi Nui (PF) unveiled
At the Tavini Congress, the Tahitian independence party unveiled the broad outlines of its draft constitution for the Federal Republic of Ma'ohi Nui (present-day French Polynesia), once independenc...
05 April
Positions of a Pan-African: For the United States of Africa
Nearly 60 years after the independence of all African countries, some inhabitants of the continent continue to advocate pan-Africanism for the creation of a "United States of Africa."
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04 April
In Italy, federalism at the center of debates on European defense
On Saturday, March 15, more than 50,000 people gathered in Rome's Piazza del Popolo to express their support for the idea of a stronger federal Europe.
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01 April
New Caledonia: what if the solution was a federated state?
The federal solution could form the basis of a compromise that could lead to a new agreement regarding the future of New Caledonia. The solution of a state federated with France – and therefore not...
14 March
The federalist newspaper “The Future of Brittany” is back
The newspaper " L'Avenir de la Bretagne " is back in a new format. A Breton activist newspaper founded in 1957 by Yann Fouéré (1910-2011) . Organ of the Party for the organization of Free Brit...
19 February
Who will dare French federalism?
We must "decolonize the provinces," proclaimed Michel Rocard in 1966. Sixty years later, it is a Normandy elected official who is calling for nothing less than the transformation of France into a f...
11 February
Conference in Italy on the role of regions in building a more federal Europe
On 22 February 2025, a conference was held in the Aosta Valley, a region located in the heart of the Alps, between France, Switzerland and Italy, focusing on the role of regions in building a more ...
25 January
Long live a free Normandy!
"What if, following the Spanish model, we offered institutional and fiscal autonomy to regions that wish it?" asks Gaspard Koenig from the Normandy bocage.
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21 January
Nationalism and Federalism: opposing views?
At the end of the 19th century, most of Europe was dominated by multinational empires. Not all ethnic groups accepted assimilation. Nevertheless, many nationalist movements did not seek independenc...
09 January
Federalism to renovate democracy and promote citizen participation
The UEF France, the Hauts-de-France branch and the Young Europeans Lille Métropole invite you to a federalist weekend on Friday, January 31 and Saturday, February 1, 2025 in Lille to explore avenue...
21 November
The state of competitive federalism
According to some Americans, good federalism is competitive federalism . It forces subordinate governments – the states – to compete for the talents, affections, and assets of mobile citizens.
R...
07 November
DRC: Lolo Lawrence Kyungu proposes the application of federalism
On the occasion of the closing of the national board of directors of his political party, the National Alliance of Kyunguist Federalists (ANAFEK), this Saturday in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, Lawrenc...
03 November
Shaking up French-style centralism: urgent territorial reform
Is the French state too centralized? What about the other, radically different model: German federalism?
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Shaking up French-style centrali...
23 October
In Lebanon, federalism or death
Faced with the inability to reform Lebanon "from above" through the central government, it is now urgent to save the country from the regions, which reflect, with few exceptions, ethnic and religio...
24 September
American Federalism: What can we learn from this political system?
American federalism governs the management of powers at the federal and state levels. Each party is autonomous and independent in certain areas. It is a system that has evolved over time and in whi...
11 September
Draghi Report: The Hidden Federalist Leap?
The report submitted to the European Commission by former ECB President Mario Draghi is not simply about the future of the EU's competitiveness. It looks more like a new federalist leap.
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16 August
Cameroon: SDF calls for federalism
SDF leaders say they have been advocating this option since 1997. The implementation of federalism would have prevented the crisis currently facing the country's two English-speaking regions. The p...
13 August
Chad will switch to federalism
Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno wants to make his country a federal state.
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Chad to switch to federalism | Africanews
06 August
Spain pushed towards true federalism
The moderate Catalan separatists who won the regional legislative elections obtained full fiscal sovereignty (or autonomy) for Catalonia from the Spanish central government, gradually bringing Spai...
01 August
President Macron supports Western Sahara autonomy plan
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The APROFED association is once again contacting you to provide you with international news that may be of interest to New Caledonia.
Indeed, the President of the French Rep...
21 June
An Occitan party in favor of federalism
Joël Encontre joined the Occitan Party in the 2000s: "It's to defend the autonomy and culture of Occitania." Founded in 1987, the Occitan Party is a member of the Regions and Peoples in Solidarity ...
14 June
A federalism project in Lebanon
The leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL), during a congress organized by his party, proposed a vision focused on the establishment of a federalism that would replace the current political sys...
23 May
Decentralization or federalism in a country like Haiti
The issue of territorial governance is crucial for a country like Haiti, with its 27,750 square kilometers and its capital, Port-au-Prince, grappling with major challenges such as the gangrene of a...
21 May
The Basic Law is 75 years old – A celebration for democracy
The Basic Law has formed the basis for living together in Germany since 23 May 1949. It is a success story: 75 years of freedom, peace and democracy in Germany.
Article 20 sets out the principles ...
14 May
Decentralization, the French puzzle
France still hasn't resolved its relationship with decentralization. Forty-two years after the Defferre laws, Girondins and Jacobins are still at odds over whether to give more resources, and espec...
01 May
Should Europe be more federal?
Would the EU be stronger if it were more federal? If so, how can this be achieved? Is the concept of a United States of Europe making a comeback?
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30 April
Federalism is not a dangerous concept in Cameroon
As Cameroon's 2025 presidential election draws closer, Cabral Libii continues his political struggle. While favoring a post-Paul Biya political transition, the opposition leader also believ...
28 April
Constitutional Reform in Guinea: What if the solution lay in Federalism?
The need to reform the system of governance in Guinea is evident with palpable urgency, and Federalism presents itself as not only a logical solution but also a pragmatic response to administrative...
26 April
EU: Emmanuel Macron pushes to see federalist Mario Draghi at the head of the European Commission
The former Italian Prime Minister and former ECB president has the right profile for supporters of greater federalization of the EU.
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EU: Em...
23 April
Towards a more federal Europe
In November 2023, a European Parliament resolution proposed amending the treaties to reform the European Union, moving it towards a federal Europe, according to some.
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23 April
The requirement of federalism
For 60 years, the Breton Democratic Union (UDB) party has claimed to be federalist by nature and has therefore demanded greater autonomy for the Breton region.
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21 April
Chad: Beral Mbaïkoubou (MPTR) defends federalism as a path to development
Beral Mbaïkoubou, representative of the Movement of Chadian Patriots for the Republic (MPTR), shared the vision and program of the national president of the MPTR, Brice Mbaïmon, who advocates a fed...
31 March
The idea of federalism in Togo and Africa
The idea of institutionalizing a federalist and parliamentary regime in Africa is, for some, the system best suited to the socio-cultural configuration and political traditions of Africa.
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02 February
European federalism
To avoid "the return of national egoisms" , Altiero Spinelli, Ernesto Rossi and Eugenio Colorni propose the construction of a federal Europe with a Constitution: the United States of Europe.
Re...
30 January
Burma: After the junta, the fragile dream of a federal state
Three years after Min Aung Hlaing's coup, civil war rages on. Ethnic militia alliances may just as easily herald a federal democracy as they may carry the seeds of future divisions.
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25 January
a “differentiated autonomy” for the Italian regions
The party of the head of government, Fratelli d'Italia, was decisive in the Senate's adoption of a reform that will strip the central state of many prerogatives and grant them to the regions....
21 October
Federalism (French) or death
A federal system, allowing the application of the principle of subsidiarity and the unification of the different fractions of the population, would, according to Frédéric Dufoing, be the ultimate s...
24 September
Hervé Morin: “Mr. President, let the communities do it”
The president of the Normandy region notes that France is already the most centralized developed country in the world. Elsewhere, federalism or regionalization are the rule, with increasingly horiz...
17 March
Syrian Kurds organize themselves into a federation
The three autonomous Kurdish-controlled areas in northern Syria will be merged to form a "democratic federal" entity known as Rojava, led by a government.
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30 January
Federalism is gaining traction among the great elected representatives of the Socialist Party
Alain Rousset, president of the Nouvelle Aquitaine region, endorses the vision of a federal France.
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Federalism is gaining traction among the ...
28 September
Federalism… or death!
For the renowned French intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy, Europe has no other choice but to move towards a simple goal: political union. Otherwise, the euro is doomed to disappear.
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