There are questions within one of New Caledonia's oldest parties over whether it remains viable.
The Rassemblement was the all encompassing anti-independence party of the late 20th century and the signatory to the 1998 Noumea Accord, ushering in a 20-year decolonisation process.
Rassemblement is one of the parties emanating from the erstwhile RPCR Photo: RNZ Walter Zweifel
The party has suffered splits which in part reflected ructions within France's centre-right.
Now a Rassemblement Congress member has written to party members with a call for a new party assembly to conserve the movement's identity.
The letter said the alliances entered in last month's municipal elections have been accompanied by incomprehension and raises questions about the legitimacy of the party leadership.
It added that the outgoing party president Pierre Frogier already called for a rethink after the provincial elections but nothing was done.
The party has been part of the Future with Confidence coalition which is the dominant force in Congress.
For the past year, the party leader Thierry Santa has been the president of New Caledonia's collegial government.
