Nazione party demands Corsica to be included in UN list of non-self-governing territories subject to decolonization

The Nazione Party intends to seek in international law and the United Nations what the French Constitution refuses to provide, said Petr'Antu Tomasi on behalf of the Nazione Party at a press conference in Ajaccio, Report informs.

Tomasi made this statement one day before the Corsican Assembly's consideration of a petition to include the island in the list of non-self-governing territories (non-autonomous territories subject to decolonization). This petition was initiated in January of this year by Corsican Assembly deputy Josepha Giacometti Piredda.

She stated that institutional consistency is a crucial element for the future of the Corsican people and their right to live on their land. She reminded of the heavy consequences that patriots paid for decades of struggle, and referring to the words of Aleria Edmond Simeoni, called on all elected officials who consider themselves part of the nation to support this approach and vote for continuing the course before the UN.

The Nazione party believes that comparing Corsica's inclusion in the UN list of non-self-governing territories subject to decolonization with the current autonomy process is meaningless. According to Josepha Giacometti Piredda, the assertion that Corsica is a colony and therefore should be decolonized is an important factor for negotiations with the state about the right to sovereignty and independence.

She says that Corsica meets all legal and political requirements for inclusion in the UN list of non-self-governing territories. Malta, located in the Mediterranean Sea, went through this from the end of World War II until 1964 when it gained independence. The UN established the principle that "all peoples have the right to self-governance," and within this right, they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social, and cultural development.

Thus, for Corsica, this means "the right to self-determination" with the additional advantage of the international community ensuring its implementation. The Nazione Party called on the Corsican Assembly to vote for recognizing the island as a "territory subject to decolonization."