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Caledonian Leaders Sign Accord to Establish State Within French Republic

Enshrining a Caledonian nationality, reopening the electoral roll, establishing an economic recovery plan, the accord now moves toward local endorsement, parliamentary ratification, a referendum in early 2026.

Le président de la France, Emmanuel Macron (C), des membres du gouvernement français et d'autres responsables assistent à une session d'un sommet sur la Nouvelle-Calédonie au Palais de l'Élysée à Paris le 2 juillet 2025
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Inauguration du sommet sur la Nouvelle-Calédonie à l’Elysée à Paris, le 2 juillet dernier. Les forces politiques calédoniennes ont conclu samedi 12 juillet 2025 un projet d’accord « historique ».
Marine le Pen et les députés RN Jean-Philippe Tanguy (C) et Sébastien Chenu (D) le 28 avril 2025 à l'Assemblée nationale à Paris

Overview

  • On July 12, independentist and loyalist delegations joined Overseas Minister Manuel Valls near Paris to sign a ten-day summit accord creating a sui generis “State of New Caledonia” within the French Republic.
  • The agreement establishes a new Caledonian nationality that can be held alongside French citizenship and rules out any further independence referendums apart from the pact’s ratification vote.
  • It reopens the body of eligible voters to residents born on the territory or those with at least ten years of continuous residence, reversing the electoral roll freeze since 2009.
  • A “pact of economic and financial refoundation” outlines a strategic plan for the nickel industry and funds targeted reconstruction of infrastructure and finances after the May 2024 unrest.
  • The draft must be endorsed by each delegation’s base in New Caledonia, validated by the French Parliament in Congress this autumn and approved by a local referendum scheduled for early 2026.