Caledonia Together

Caledonia Together (French: Calédonie ensemble) is a political party in New Caledonia. The party was established on 14 October 2008 as a split from Future Together led by Philippe Gomès.[2] The party is centrist and opposed to independence.[3][4]

Caledonia Together
Calédonie ensemble
LeaderPhilippe Gomès
General SecretaryPhilip Michael
Vice PresidentsPhilippe Dunoyer
Gerard Poadja
Hélène Iekawé
Founded11 October 2008 (2008-10-11)
Headquarters2 bis, Boulevard Vauban - Centre Ville, 98800 Nouméa
IdeologyAnti-separatism
Liberalism
Liberal conservatism
Christian democracy
Environmentalism
Political position Centre to centre-right[1]
National affiliationUnion of Democrats and Independents
Colors   
Seats in the Congress
7 / 54
Seats in the South Province
8 / 40
Seats in the North Province
1 / 22
Website
www.caledonieensemble.nc

Future Together, a centrist party founded in 2004, split in 2008. The split started in the 2007 legislative election, when Gomès ran in New Caledonia's 1st constituency although Didier Leroux was supposed to run. Though both ran, and both polled 14%, respectively third and fourth, leaving the RPCR candidate Gaël Yanno against the candidate of the nationalist Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLINKS), which Yanno easily defeated. Martin was also defeated running the New Caledonia's 2nd constituency. Poor results in the 2008 local elections, including the capital, Nouméa, precipitated an open split between Gomès on one side and Martin-Leroux on the other. In 2008, Gomès and 12 Future Together Congressmen and women (including Thémereau) formed Caledonia Together.

In the 2014 provincial elections, the party placed first, winning 23.3% of the vote and 13 seats.

Electoral results
Congress of New Caledonia
Election year Votes  % Seats +/– Government
2009 16,253 16.83
10 / 54
 Coalition government
2014 24,863 23.31
15 / 54
 Increase 3 Coalition government
2019 15,948 14.48
7 / 54
 Decrease 8 Anti-separatist bloc

References
  1. Yvan Stefanovitch (2017). Le Sénat : Un paradis fiscal pour des parlementaires fantômes. Éditions du Rocher.
  2. Tom Lansford (8 April 2014). Political Handbook of the World 2014. SAGE Publications. p. 497. ISBN 978-1-4833-8626-3.
  3. Duncan French (2013). Statehood and Self-Determination: Reconciling Tradition and Modernity in International Law. Cambridge University Press. p. 391. ISBN 978-1-107-31127-5.
  4. Peter Stalker (2010). A Guide to Countries of the World. OUP Oxford. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-19-958072-9.
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