Oceanian Democratic Rally

Oceanian Democratic Rally Rassemblement démocratique océanien
Leader	Aloïsio Sako
Founded	1994 (1994)
Headquarters	Nouméa
Ideology	Separatism, Melanesian socialism, communitarianism
National affiliation	None, close to the Socialist Party
International affiliation	None
European affiliation	None
European Parliament Group	None
Official colours	Red
Seats in the Congress	1
Seats in the South Province	1
Seats in the North Province	0
Seats in the Loyalty Islands Province	0
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The Oceanian Democratic Rally (French: Rassemblement démocratique océanien, RDO) is a militant socialist pro-independence political party in New Caledonia. It is a component of the National Union for Independence, which in turn is one of the two components of the Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS).

History

The RDO was founded in 1994 by local Polynesian Wallisians and Futunians favourable to the independence of New Caledonia from France. Aloïsio Sako, who had served as President of the Polynesian-based Oceanian Union and was a police officer was removed from office by the then-Minister of the Interior Charles Pasqua.

The party currently holds one seat in the Congress of New Caledonia representing the South Province, which has a sizable Polynesian population.