President Emmanuel Macron will ask his Cabinet to declare a state of emergency in New Caledonia, his office said. This follows deadly riots over voting reforms in the French territory unpopular with indigenous peoples.
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Wednesday said "hundreds" of people, including police, were hurt in the latest unrest. On Wednesday, gunshots were heard in the morning despite a curfew.
The region was on the boil this week, ahead of a French National Assembly vote on changes to the New Caledonian constitution, which would enable more migrants on the island – in many cases from France – to vote.
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