{"id":51110,"date":"2024-05-15T13:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T13:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/15\/new-caledonia-state-of-emergency-to-be-declared-as-riots-rage-in-french-pacific-territory\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T13:00:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T13:00:06","slug":"new-caledonia-state-of-emergency-to-be-declared-as-riots-rage-in-french-pacific-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/15\/new-caledonia-state-of-emergency-to-be-declared-as-riots-rage-in-french-pacific-territory\/","title":{"rendered":"New Caledonia: State of emergency to be declared as riots rage in French Pacific territory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Emmanuel Macron will call for a “state of emergency” to be declared in New Caledonia as deadly rioting rages in the French territory.<\/p>\n

The French president will make the request during a cabinet meeting today following violence across the archipelago in the South Pacific, his office said.<\/p>\n

At least two people have been killed and more than 300 injured in the riots, as France’s National Assembly approved controversial changes to voting rules in New Caledonia.<\/p>\n

French authorities in the territory say more than 130 people have been arrested since Monday.<\/p>\n

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There have been decades of tensions between indigenous Kanak people seeking independence and descendants of colonisers who want to remain part of France.<\/p>\n

The latest unrest started on Monday with a protest over France’s efforts to expand voter lists.<\/p>\n

The bill, approved by France’s National Assembly, would allow French residents who have lived in New Caledonia for 10 years to cast ballots in provincial elections.<\/p>\n

Critics fear it will benefit pro-France politicians on New Caledonia and further marginalise the Kanak people, who once suffered from strict segregation policies and widespread discrimination.<\/p>\n

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Following the violence, Mr Macron<\/a><\/strong> cancelled a trip he had been planning to northwest France on Wednesday while he focused on the crisis.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the French interior ministry sent police reinforcements to New Caledonia, which long served as a prison colony and now hosts a French military base.<\/p>\n

The territory’s top French official, High Commissioner Louis Le Franc, said if calm is not restored, there will be “many deaths” in the area of the capital Noumea.<\/p>\n

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Clashes have continued around the capital despite a ban on gatherings and a curfew, while schools have been closed “until further notice” and the main airport La Tontoura “remains closed to commercial flights”.<\/p>\n

“The situation is not serious, it is very serious,” Mr Le Franc said. “We have entered a dangerous spiral, a deadly spiral.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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