2025 in New Caledonia
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Events from 2025 in New Caledonia.
Incumbents
- President of the Government: Louis Mapou (until 9 January); Alcide Ponga (since 9 January)
- Vice President of the Government: Isabelle Champmoreau (until 16 January) vacant thereafter
- President of Congress: Veylma Falaeo
- High Commissioner: Louis Le Franc (until 3 January); Jacques Billant (starting 3 January)
Events
January
- January 4 – The 2025 Open Nouvelle-Calédononie tennis tournament concludes in Nouméa, with Shintaro Mochizuki winning the singles title.[1]
- January 9 – Alcide Ponga, the leader of Le Rassemblement-Les Républicains, is elected President of the Government.[2]
February
- February 13 – A false bomb warning is sent to Nouméa Magenta Airport, forcing a temporary suspension of operations.[3]
June
- 24 June – President Emmanual Macron invites New Caledonian leaders of both pro-independance and pro-France factions to Paris to determine the territory's future governance and institutional status. [4]
July
- 12 July – Representives of the French government and New Caledonian political parties sign the Bougival Accord, an agreement outlining a new political status for the territory. The accord proposes the creation of a "State of New Caledonia" within the French Republic and the establishment of a Caledonian nationality alongside French nationality. The proposal must be approved by the French Parliament and then submitted to a referendum in New Caledonia scheduled for 2026.[5]
August
- 13 August – The Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front voted to reject the Bougival agreement on the basis that an independence referendum prior to France's 2027 presidential election was absent from the deal.[6]
Holidays
Source:[7]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 8 May – Victory Day
- 29 May – Ascension Day
- 9 June – Whit Monday
- 14 July – Bastille Day
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 24 September – French Treaty Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 11 November – Armistice Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 31 December – New Year's Eve
References
- ^ "Fonseca, Sinner are only Next Gen ATP Finals champions to win ensuing event | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
- ^ "Alcide Ponga is New Caledonia's new president". RNZ. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "French Pacific news in brief". RNZ. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Macron invites New Caledonian leaders to talks on territory's future". Le Monde. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ "France says the South Pacific territory of New Caledonia will have more freedoms". AP News. 2025-07-12. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ^ "New Caledonia independence bloc rejects deal giving powers but no referendum". RFI. 2025-08-13. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
- ^ "New Caledonia Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 26 October 2024.