Macron in New Caledonia: Will surprise visit quell tensions in French Pacific island?
He is literally gone halfway around the world. Now what can Emmanuel Macron do with his surprise visit to New Caledonia? Critics see deadly riots in the French Pacific island as a crisis of his government’s own making, with an electoral reform that indigenous Kanaks say dilutes their voice in upcoming provincial elections. Sovereignists loyal to Paris point to longstanding residents who do not have the right to vote.
He is literally gone halfway around the world. Now what can Emmanuel Macron do with his surprise visit to New Caledonia?
Critics see deadly riots in the French Pacific island as a crisis of his government’s own making, with an electoral reform that indigenous Kanaks say dilutes their voice in upcoming provincial elections. Sovereignists loyal to Paris point to longstanding residents who do not have the right to vote.
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