New leader Alcide Ponga says people want a ‘signal of hope’ after turmoil in the French Pacific territory
Weeks after its first ever pro-independence government collapsed, New Caledonia has named a French loyalist as its new president as the territory seeks to rebuild from deadly riots and destruction that battered the economy.
Alcide Ponga, from the Le Rassemblement party, was elected president by the newly installed executive in Congress on Wednesday. Ponga’s party is affiliated with French right-wing party LR, Les Républicains. The loyalists are in favour of keeping New Caledonia within France.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/09/new-caledonia-congress-elects-alcide-ponga-president
Author : Julien Mazzoni in Nouméa
Publish date : 2025-01-09 00:02:52
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