Marine Le Pen on Thursday evening called on Caledonians to vote once again
"no"
to the referendum on the independence of October 4, calling on them
"not to give in to the idea of unreasonable independence"
, in a video broadcast on Twitter.
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While a referendum on accession to full sovereignty for New Caledonia is scheduled on October 4 as part of the Nouméa Accord (1998), president of the National Coalition
"urges resolutely and passionately"
the Caledonians
"to vote no"
.
A first ballot, on November 4, 2018, saw the victory of the pro-French at 56.7%.
“May the 'no' prevail once again and you will reinforce once again, and as you have done in all the polls since 1958, the membership of New Caledonia in France. May the 'yes' prevail, and your territory will soon leave our homeland to gain independence full of uncertainties and fraught with dangers and heartbreaks, ”she
declared.
“I urge you not to give in to the idea of unreasonable independence
,
”
she continues.
“Who can seriously believe that a State of 300,000 inhabitants could resist for a long time the appetites of its very powerful neighbors, who will not fail, once France has left, to use all their means to get their hands on your geological and maritime wealth
,
”she
adds, referring to China, without citing any country.
Caledonia has enormous nickel resources.
The promise of a new status
The president of the National Gathering promises, if the maintenance in France is chosen on October 4, to
“propose in 2022 a new statute for New Caledonia, within the French Republic.
This new status will guarantee the right of everyone to live in New Caledonia, the land of their ancestors, in the most favorable conditions for their personal and also collective development, ”she
explains.
“I assure the supporters of independence that there will be neither winner nor loser.
It will be necessary to find together the ways and means of a new political organization which will guarantee everyone the right to live in peace, ”
explains Marine Le Pen.
In the archipelago, Emmanuel Macron was only 5 points ahead of Marine Le Pen in the second round of the presidential election in 2017. In the event of a new rejection of independence, a third self-determination referendum is still possible by 2022.
