
Pro-France Alcide Ponga elected as New Caledonia’s new president
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk New Caledonia’s newly-installed government has elected pro-France Alcide Ponga as territorial President. Ponga, 49, is also the first indigenous Kanak president of the pro-France Le Rassemblement-Les Républicains (LR) party. His election came after the first attempt to elect a President, on Tuesday, failed to bring out ... <a title="Pro-France Alcide Ponga elected as New Caledonia’s new president" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/09/pro-france-alcide-ponga-elected-as-new-caledonias-new-president/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-France Alcide Ponga elected as New Caledonia’s new president">Read more</a>