The constitutional bill regarding New Caledonia I have decided to suspend, the French president said on Wednesday. Macron visited New Caledonia in May after anger over the electoral reforms sparked weeks of unrest, arson and looting that left nine people dead...
We cannot leave ambiguity during this period. It must be suspended to give full strength to dialogue on the ground and the return to order, Macron said.
Pro-independence movements had already seen the voting reform as dead and buried given the snap parliamentary elections, triggered by the defeat of Macron's allies by the far right in Sunday's European elections.
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