The French Pacific territory has been hit by violent unrest between communities loyal to Paris and pro-independence Indigenous Kanaks
A man with a t-shirt reading"Kanaky resistance" looks on in capital Noumea, on 29 September 2024. New Caledonia’s election has been postponed by a year, France’s new prime minister has said.A man with a t-shirt reading"Kanaky resistance" looks on in capital Noumea, on 29 September 2024. New Caledonia’s election has been postponed by a year, France’s new prime minister has said.
The adoption of the voter list bill in May by both houses of French parliament led to mass demonstrations by pro-independence groups, prompting Macron to declare a state of emergency and fly thousands of police and army reinforcements to the faraway territory, which is home to about 270,000 people and located nearly 17,000km from Paris.
New Caledonia has been living through an “exceptionally grave crisis”, Barnier said and added that he will tackle the issues early next year when he plans to convene a government committee on France’s overseas territories. Its priority will be addressing and remedying “the high cost of living that affects our compatriots” in the overseas territories that extend from the Indian Ocean and the Pacific to the Caribbean.
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