On November 2018, the people of the Collectivité d'outre-mer de Nouvelle-Calédonie has been called to decide whether to acquire full sovereignty or to retain the status of French overseas territory. The article examines one of the most divisive aspects concerning the referendum: the “eligibility issue”, i.e. the contentious determination of who, among the inhabitants of New Caledonia, is entitled to cast the vote for independence.

The New Caledonian Referendum for Independence and Indigenous People.

Anna Parrilli
2018-01-01

Abstract

On November 2018, the people of the Collectivité d'outre-mer de Nouvelle-Calédonie has been called to decide whether to acquire full sovereignty or to retain the status of French overseas territory. The article examines one of the most divisive aspects concerning the referendum: the “eligibility issue”, i.e. the contentious determination of who, among the inhabitants of New Caledonia, is entitled to cast the vote for independence.
2018
Indipendence, referendum, eligibility, minority rights, voters rights, overseas territories, New Caledonia.
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