Caledonian Republicans | |
Native Name: | Républicains calédoniens |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Abbreviation: | LRC |
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President: | Sonia Backès |
Leader1 Title: | Honourable President |
Leader1 Name: | Isabelle Lafleur |
Leader2 Title: | Vice Presidents |
Leader2 Name: | Simon Loueckhote Valérie Laroque-Daly Alésio Saliga |
Leader3 Title: | Secretaries General |
Leader3 Name: | Grégoire Bernut Philippe Blaise Willy Gatuhau |
Ideology: | Anti-separatism[1] Economic liberalism Republicanism |
Split: | AE, The Rally, RPC |
Headquarters: | 5, Rue Lamartine Orphanage, Noumea |
Position: | Centre-right |
National: | La République En Marche! (2022–) |
Regional: | Les Loyalistes |
Seats1 Title: | Seats in the Congress |
Seats2 Title: | Seats in the South Province |
Seats3 Title: | Seats in the North Province |
Country: | New Caledonia |
The Caledonian Republicans (fr|Les Républicains calédoniens; abbreviated LRC) is a liberal-conservative political party in New Caledonia. The party's founding congress was held on 7 December 2017 at Nouvata Hotel in the capital, Nouméa, but its origins can be traced to a political group in Congress that split from The Rally on 18 July 2017.[2]
The Caledonian Republicans was formed in the days leading up to the 2017 French legislative election, after disagreements between candidates of The Republicans (represented by The Rally 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.[3]