New Caledonia's daily newspaper says it has been cleared of any wrongdoing in publishing a poll ahead of the election of a new French assembly.
The Future Together Party had complained to the relevant authority in Paris, saying the poll by TNS published two weeks ago had failed to meet demands of objectivity.
It claimed that the methodology disadvantaged the country side which in turn exaggerated the backing given to the anti-independence Rassemblement camp.
But Les Nouvelles Caledoniennes says all seven points of criticism have been dismissed.
It says the poll's size was found to be adequate for it to be representative.
And it also said that views collected from calling people in rural areas was acceptable as that didn't alter the quality of the responses.
New Caledonia's voters will go to the polls this weekend to elect two members for the French assembly.
If there are no winners with an absolute majority, a run-of poll will be held a week later.
