Overview
- Lawmakers approved a motion of rejection to avoid examining roughly 2,000 amendments tabled by La France Insoumise.
- The decision diverts the Senate-adopted organic bill to a commission mixte paritaire of seven deputies and seven senators, set for Monday at 16:30.
- If passed in identical terms, the measure would push the provincial elections to no later than 28 June 2026, delaying the renewal of New Caledonia’s Congress and government.
- The text also broadens the local electoral roll and is coupled with a constitutional plan to recognize an “État de la Nouvelle-Calédonie” and a Caledonian nationality.
- Political alignments are unsettled: the government camp and RN supported the motion, the Socialists withheld support despite backing a delay, and independence groups are split between UNI urging postponement and the FLNKS calling for November elections.