Independence referendum in Chuuk

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Location of Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia

The independence referendum in Chuuk should last take place on March 5, 2019. It was initially postponed indefinitely at the end of February 2019. In March 2019, March 2020 was named as the planned month for the referendum. In March 2020 it was postponed to 2022.

In this referendum, the residents of the state of Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia will vote on their national independence . The independence referendum was originally supposed to take place on March 5, 2015.

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The Chuuk Legislature has requested a state status report from the state state commission. While this shows various possibilities, all but independence have proven to be "impractical, unrealistic and impossible". The possibility of becoming an outer territory of the United States of America was denied on the grounds of political control.

At the end of February 2015 , the governor of Chuuk, Johnson Elimo , postponed the referendum because further consultations were necessary. The then Micronesian President Manny Mori rejected independence from Chuuk with reference to the constitution, which precludes secession. The Commission, on the other hand, relies on international law and a case similar to that of Kosovo .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Breaking away from FSM? Think again, US envoy tells Chuuk. Pacific Island Times, August 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ Chuuk independence referendum postponed. RNZ, February 25, 2019.
  3. ↑ Chuuk independence campaigners committed to March 2020 vote. ABC, March 5, 2019.
  4. ↑ Chuuk independence vote postponed as China-US Pacific contest builds. REUTERS, February 27, 2020 (English).
  5. ↑ a b c d Chuuk State To Hold Secession Vote In March. Pacific Islands Report, February 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ a b Chuuk independence vote postponed. Radio NZ, February 27, 2015.