His election came after the first attempt to elect a President failed to bring out a sufficient majority.

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Alcide Ponga is New Caledonia’s new president

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The non-separantists, in the majority after the election of members of Congress, failed on Tuesday to agree on a name for the succession of the separatist Louis Mapou, whose government was overthrown on December 24, 2024.

Les non-indépendantistes, majoritaires après l’élection des membres du Congrès, n’ont pas réussi, mardi, à se mettre d’accord sur un nom pour la succession de l’indépendantiste Louis Mapou, dont le gouvernement a été renversé le 24 décembre 2024.

Nouvelle-Calédonie : le nouveau gouvernement ne parvient pas à désigner un président

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France

New Caledonia: the new government is unable to appoint a president

In the majority, the non-separatists did not manage to agree on the name of a president. Since December 24 and the fall of the government of the separatist Louis Mapou, the archipelago has remained plunged into uncertainty.

Majoritaires, les non-indépendantistes n’ont pas réussi à se mettre d’accord sur le nom d’un président. Depuis le 24 décembre et la chute du gouvernement de l’indépendantiste Louis Mapou, l’archipel reste plongé dans l’incertitude.

Nouvelle-Calédonie : le Congrès échoue à nommer un président, la collectivité toujours en manque de dirigeant

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Altice

New Caledonia: Congress fails to appoint a president, the community still lacks a leader

In New Caledonia, the government fails to appoint a president Source

En Nouvelle-Calédonie, le gouvernement échoue à désigner un président Source

En Nouvelle-Calédonie, le gouvernement échoue à désigner un président – INTELLI.NEWS

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