Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front

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Not to be confused with Kanak Socialist Liberation.

Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front
Front de libération nationale kanak et socialiste
LeaderVictor Tutugoro
Founded1984 (1984)
HeadquartersNouméa
IdeologySeparatism
Melanesian socialism
Anti-imperialism
Left-wing nationalism
National affiliationDemocratic and Republican Left group
Colours  Red
Seats in the National Assembly
1 / 2
Seats in the Congress
20 / 54
Seats in the South Province
5 / 40
Seats in the North Province
18 / 22
Seats in the Loyalty Islands Province
8 / 14

The Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (French: Front de libération nationale kanak et socialiste, FLNKS) is a pro-independence alliance of political parties in New Caledonia. It was founded in 1984 at a congress of various political parties. Its supporters are mostly from the Kanak indigenous population but also include supporters from other ethnic communities.

History

It is composed of the

May 1968 riots. Both the UC and UNI are of approximately equal size, and with varying rhetoric. However, all support the independence of New Caledonia. The party boycotted the 1987 independence referendum.[2]

The party has been divided since the early 1990s between the Caledonian Union and UNI, and, as a result, the two factions often run candidates and lists against each other and neither can agree on a leader of the FLNKS. The coalition only has a spokesperson, Victor Tutugoro.

An attempt to re-unite the party was made on the occasion of the

The Rally-UMP
.

The FLNKS ran a common list in the South Province in the 2009 election which obtained 8.82% and 4 seats in the province. In the province during the 2004 elections, the pro-independence faction was divided and did not win any seats.

Presidents

See also

References

  1. ISBN 9781317471561
    .
  2. ^ New Caledonia (France), 13 September 1987: Status Direct Democracy (in German)


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