Movement for Diversity
Movement for Diversity Mouvement de la diversité | |
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Leader | Simon Loueckhote |
Founded | 2008 |
Headquarters | 34, rue Gallieni - Centre Ville 98800 Nouméa |
Ideology | Anti-separatism Autonomism Gaullism |
Colours | Blue |
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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for seats.