The Caledonian Republicans (french: Les Républicains calédoniens;

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LRC) is a

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political party in

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. The party's founding congress was held on 7 December 2017 at Nouvata Hotel in the capital

Nouméa Nouméa () is the capital and largest city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia and is also the largest francophone city in Oceania. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, a ...

, but its origins can be traced to a political group in

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that split from

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on 18 July 2017.

History

The Caledonian Republicans was formed in the days leading up to the

2017 French legislative election Legislative elections in France were held on 11 and 18 June 2017 (with different dates for voters overseas) to elect the 577 members of the 15th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. They followed the two-round presidential election won by ...

, after disagreements between candidates of The Republicans (represented by

in New Caledonia). 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 Sonia Backès ( née Dos Santos; born 21 May 1976) is a French politician in New Caledonia. She is the current leader of the Caledonian Republicans party and the President of the Provincial Assembly of South Province since May 17, 2019. In 2 ...

.Philippe Frédière, « Le camp Backès réclame l'"union sacrée loyaliste" », ''Nouvelles calédoniennes'', 13 July 2017

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* * Political parties in New Caledonia Political parties established in 2017 Conservative parties in France Gaullist parties {{NewCaledonia-stub