Caledonian Republicans

The Caledonian Republicans is a liberal-conservative political party in New Caledonia. The party's founding congress was held on 7 December 2017 at Nouvata Hotel in the capital, Nouméa, but its origins can be traced to a political group in Congress that split from The Rally on 18 July 2017.

History

The Caledonian Republicans was formed in the days leading up to the 2017 [French legislative election], after disagreements between candidates of The Republicans. Members of the newly founded party criticized other anti-independence parties' economic and labour platforms and rallied under the leadership of trade unionist Sonia Backès.