New Caledonia: three people dead as protests continue over voting change
More than 130 arrested amid unrest over plan to increase the number of French nationals eligible to vote in Pacific territoryThree people have been killed in unrest in New Caledonia, as rioting continued and shops and schools remained shut on Wednesday after France’s national assembly approved changes to voting rules in the Pacific island.The three dead were young Indigenous Kanak, said a spokesperson for New Caledonia’s president, Louis Mapou, adding that the information was provided by police in the French territory. Continue reading...
More than 130 arrested amid unrest over plan to increase the number of French nationals eligible to vote in Pacific territory
Three people have been killed in unrest in New Caledonia, as rioting continued and shops and schools remained shut on Wednesday after France’s national assembly approved changes to voting rules in the Pacific island.
The three dead were young Indigenous Kanak, said a spokesperson for New Caledonia’s president, Louis Mapou, adding that the information was provided by police in the French territory. Continue reading...