Labour Party (New Caledonia)

The Labour Party (French: Parti travailliste, PT) is a New Caledonian political party established on 18 November 2007. It is radically pro-independence and backed by the trade union Union of Kanak and Exploited Workers [fr] (USTKE).^[1][2] It is considered close to the French alterglobalization movement led by José Bové.

Labour Party Parti travailliste
Leader	Louis Kotra Uregei
Founded	November 18, 2007 (2007-11-18)
Headquarters	2 rue Ali Raleb - Vallée du Tir 98800 Nouméa
Ideology	Separatism Revolutionary socialism Alter-globalism Anti-colonialism Anti-capitalism Eco-socialism Anti-imperialism Left-wing nationalism
Political position	Far-left
Colours	Red
Seats in the Congress	1 / 54
Seats in the Loyalty Islands Province	2 / 14
Politics of New Caledonia Political parties Elections

Elections

The PT supported two candidates in the 2007 French legislative election. Louis Kotra Uregei obtained 5.45% in New Caledonia's 1st constituency and François-Xavier Apock obtained 6.20% in New Caledonia's 2nd constituency.

In the legislative election of May 10, 2009, it won 7.97% of the vote and 3 seats in the Congress of New Caledonia. It won 11.97% in the North Province and 20.06% in the Loyalty Islands.