New Caledonia will have its second referendum on independence from France this Sunday amid expectation of a final showdown to come in two years.
All along the campaign has involved a glance towards 2022 when a third and final referendum is likely to be called to wrap up a decolonisation process sought by the indigenous Kanak people.
Walter Zweifel covered the last referendum in 2018 and I asked him why there are three referendums.