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The draft agreement signed in July was buried by FLNKS independenceists, who criticize its "recolonization logic." Manuel Valls, who travels to New Caledonia on 18 August, maintains his intention to implement this text and to maintain its timetable.
The majority of the New Caledonian independence movement FLNKS rejects the compromise negotiated with the government weeks ago and calls for a renewed referendum on full independence.
The Socialist Kanak National Liberation Front postponed its decision on the agreement signed in mid-July with the state and non-independencers until Wednesday.
The Front de libération nationale kanak socialiste (FLNKS), the main independenceist alliance of New Caledonia, is expected to formalize on Wednesday its rejection of the Bougival agreement, signed in mid-July with the State and non-independencers.
New Caledonia’s FLNKS to reject France’s Bougival project
New Caledonia's pro-independence front, the FLNKS, is set to reject the French-fostered Bougival project, signed on 12 July, prompting its Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls to travel again next week. Writer, specialist in the political history of the Overseas Territories, Françoise Vergès, speaks to France24.
FLNKS, the Californian independenceist party, will announce its position on the Bougival agreement on Tuesday, August 12.
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