Referendum or popular consultation
2021 New Caledonian independence referendum
The third Nouméa Accord referendum rejected independence, but was boycotted by pro-independence Kanak leaders amid a COVID-19 outbreak.
What happened
The 2021 referendum recorded 96.5% against independence but was boycotted by the FLNKS amid a COVID-19 outbreak.[1]
Sources for this page
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Claim: The third referendum, held in December 2021, resulted in 96.5% voting against independence, but was boycotted by pro-independence Kanak leaders and the FLNKS, who had called for postponement following a COVID-19 outbreak beginning September 2021 that caused around 280 deaths in the territory; the FLNKS has disputed the legitimacy of this result on that basis.
- 2021 New Caledonian independence referendum (Wikipedia) link, 2021 referendum boycott and dispute section. Source record