The FLNKS called for non-participation in the third referendum after France kept the date despite Kanak mourning following severe COVID-19 losses. The boycott was a political act grounded in the role of customary mourning and in disputes over self-determination and the referendum process. Turnout was sharply reduced; this record does not treat the vote’s formal result as resolving the legitimacy dispute.
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Why did FLNKS call for a boycott of the 2021 New Caledonia referendum?
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The boycott drew on mourning practices and the dispute over the referendum process.
The FLNKS boycott was tied to Kanak mourning and disagreement over referendum timing.
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The movement cited mourning after COVID losses and disputed the process.