AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoNew Caledonia Congress power shift: Pro-France Virginie Ruffenach was elected president of the Congress in a “governance” deal that hinges on the Oceanian Awakening party’s four votes, giving the loyalist bloc control of the assembly’s key political and budget guidelines after the June provincial elections. Political fallout: The alliance of convenience underscores how the independence question is being parked to focus on recovery after the 2024 unrest, leaving New Caledonia’s institutional future still in play. Regional security and France’s footprint: France’s Defence Procurement Agency has ordered 24 new coastal surveillance patrol vessels for the Maritime Gendarmerie, with five earmarked for overseas territories including New Caledonia—another reminder of how defence procurement ties back to local governance and maritime control. Pacific diplomacy at the UN: Indigenous leaders used the UN to warn that climate, conflict, and militarization are compounding each other, pressing for stronger protection of Indigenous rights. Vanuatu-France dispute: Vanuatu says it will pursue international legal options after talks with France failed over sovereignty and maritime boundaries for Matthew and Hunter islands.
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