 That year he was chosen as a Representative of his party in the Territorial Assembly of New Caledonia. Machoro climbed the political ladder thereafter . Following the assassination of Pierre Declercq on 19 September 1981, Machoro became the Caledonian Union's General Secretary.
<meaning-changed>  That year he was chosen as a Representative of his party in the Territorial Assembly of New Caledonia. Machoro climbed the political ladder thereafter . Following the assassination of Pierre Declercq on 19 September 1981, Machoro became the Caledonian Union's General Secretary.
 That year he was chosen as a Representative of his party in the Territorial Assembly , and was re-elected in 1979 when the party ran as part of the Independence Front . Following the assassination of Pierre Declercq on 19 September 1981, Machoro became the Caledonian Union's General Secretary.