The Noumea Accord
Negotiated following the Matignon Accords of 1988, the Nouméa Accord provided for the irreversible transfer of certain powers from France to New Caledonia in many areas with the exception of Defense, Security, Justice and cash. Signed on May 5, 1998 in Nouméa under the aegis of Lionel Jospin, at the time Prime Minister, this agreement had the particularity of being binding on the State, because any backtracking as to the powers transferred would have to take place at the same time. by referendum and constitutional amendment. It also provided for three referendums on the independence of New Caledonia, in the event of a negative vote for the first two. Unlike the previous two, the 2021 referendum was the subject of a boycott by the separatists due to the state’s refusal to postpone the date of its organization.