2021年12月12日，法国海外属地新喀里多尼亚举行了第三次独立公投，结果显示96.5%的投票反对独立。在第三次独立公投的日期确定方面，新喀里多尼亚独立派与法国政府产生严重分歧。法国政府一改以往协商的态度，单方面确定第三次独立公投日期，被独立派认为不尊重卡纳克文化传统。独立派号召选民不参加第三次公投，加之处在新冠肺炎疫情期间，最终投票率只有43.9%。独立派的支持率仅有3.5%，与前两次独立公投结果悬殊。因为新喀里多尼亚的特殊地位，法国政府一改前两次独立公投中的中立态度。独立派拒绝承认第三次独立公投结果，对投票的民主性和合法性提出质疑。
On December 12，2021，the French overseas territory of New Caledonia held its third referendum，which showed that 96.5% of the votes were against independence. In determining the date of the third referendum，independence parties have serious differences with the French government. The French government unilaterally decided on the date of the third independence referendum，which was considered by the independence parties as disrespectful to the Kanak cultural tradition. In the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak，the final turnout was only 43.9 percent，and the independence parties vote was only 3.5 percent，different from the previous two referendums. Due to the unique status of New Caledonia，France’s neutrality in the first two independence referendums has changed in the third independence referendum. The independence parties refused to recognize the results of the third independence referendum，questioning the democracy and legitimacy of the vote.
