2024 New Caledonia unrest

May 13, 2024 · New Caledonia

Riots broke out in New Caledonia over a French plan to expand voting rights in local elections, which the Kanak independence movement opposed. Several people died, and France sent troops and declared a state of emergency.

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Constitution of France October 4, 1958

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