title: List of political parties in New Caledonia
text: # List of political parties in New Caledonia
  
  This article lists political parties in New Caledonia.
  
  New Caledonia has a number of strong, well-developed political parties because of the use of proportional representation in the island's Congress.
  
  The major issue dividing the parties is the question of independence.
  
  ## Political parties
  
  | Party | Party initials | Translation | Ideology |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Le Rassemblement | Rassemblement-LR | The Rally | conservative, anti-independence |
  | Caledonie Ensemble | CE | Caledonia Together | liberal, anti-independence |
  | Les Républicains calédoniens | LRC | Caledonian Republicans | liberal, anti-independence |
  | Mouvement Populaire Calédonien | MPC | Caledonian People's Movement | conservative, anti-independence |
  | Union Calédonienne | UC | Caledonian Union | pro-independence |
  | Parti de libération kanak | PALIKA | Party of Kanak Liberation | socialist, pro-independence |
  | Rassemblement National | RN | National Rally | extreme-right, anti-independence |
  | L'Éveil Océanien | EO | Oceanian Awakening | ethnist, neutral |
  | Générations NC | GNC | Generations NC | liberal, anti-independence |
  | Libération Kanak Socialiste | LKS | Kanak Socialist Liberation | pro-independence |
  | Union Calédonienne Renouveau | UC-R | Renewed Caledonian Union | pro-independence |
  | Union progressiste en Mélanésie | UPM | Progressivist Union in Melanesia | pro-independence |
  | Parti travailliste | PT | Labour Party | socialist pro-independence |
  | Rassemblement démocratique océanien | RDO | Oceanian democratic rally | pro-independence |
  | Tous calédoniens | | All Caledonians | liberal, anti-independence |
  