Movement for Diversity

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Movement for Diversity
Mouvement de la diversité
LeaderSimon Loueckhote
Founded2008 (2008)
Headquarters34, rue Gallieni - Centre Ville
98800 Nouméa
IdeologyAnti-separatism
Autonomism
Gaullism
ColoursBlue
Seats in the Congress
0 / 54
Seats in the South Province
1 / 40
Seats in the North Province
0 / 22
Seats in the Loyalty Islands Province
0 / 14
Website
www.lmd.nc

The Movement for Diversity (French: Mouvement de la diversité, LMD) is a right-wing political party in New Caledonia, strongly supportive of the French status of the region; it is close to the French Union for a Popular Movement.

History

Senator, the anti-independence Kanak Simon Loueckhote
joined the RPC in 2006, but in 2008, he left the party following a series of electoral defeats to form the Movement for Diversity, the LMD.

Loueckhote is strongly opposed to New Caledonia's independence from France. Loueckhote is a Kanak.

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