The Labour Party (french: Parti travailliste, PT) is a

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established on 18 November 2007. It is radically pro-independence and backed by the

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(USTKE). It is considered close to the French alterglobalization movement led by

José Bové Joseph "José" Bové (born 11 June 1953) is a French farmer, politician and Syndicalism, syndicalist, member of the alter-globalization movement, and spokesman for Via Campesina. He was one of the twelve official candidates in the 2007 French pres ...

Elections

The PT supported two candidates in the

2007 French legislative election The French legislative elections took place on 10 June and 17 June 2007 to elect the 13th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, a few weeks after the French presidential election run-off on 6 May. 7,639 candidates stood for 577 seats, inclu ...

Louis Kotra Uregei Louis Kotra Uregei (4 February 1951 – 20 October 2022) was a New Caledonian syndicalist and politician. Uregei was born in Nouméa on 4 February 1951. He was a member of the Labour Party, and was a Kanak who supported independence from Franc ...

obtained 5.45% in

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and

François-Xavier Apock François-Xavier is a French masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * François-Xavier Archambault (1841–1893), a lawyer and political figure in Quebec * François-Xavier Audouin (1765–1837), a French clergyman and politi ...

obtained 6.20% in

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. In the latest

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of May 10, 2009, it won 7.97% of the vote and 3 seats in the

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. It won 11.97% in the North Province and 20.06% in the

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References

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