French president Emmanuel Macron is to visit violence-hit New Caledonia
- French President Emmanuel Macron is heading to New Caledonia following deadly unrest in the Pacific archipelago.
- Macron, along with Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu, and Overseas Minister Marie Guévenoux, will establish a mission there, said government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot and Darmanin.
- Riots in New Caledonia were sparked by proposed electoral changes, leading to violent clashes reflecting long-standing political tensions between pro-independence indigenous Kanak communities and French residents opposed to breaking ties with France.
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French President Emmanuel Macron flies to New Caledonia amid ongoing unrest
PARIS (AP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron flew to New Caledonia Wednesday in a bid to find a political solution to the riots that have rocked the French archipelago in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, some 16,000 kilometers (10,000 miles) from metropolitan France.
French President Emmanuel Macron heads to violence-hit New Caledonia
By Edward Szekeres and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — French President Emmanuel Macron is on his way to New Caledonia, a government official has said, after a week of deadly unrest in the Pacific archipelago. Macron was leaving Paris on Tuesday night and will “set up a mission” in the French territory, government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot told a press conference, without giving further details. He will be accompanied by Interior Minister Gérald …
French President Emmanuel Macron to visit violence-hit New Caledonia
French President Emmanuel Macron is making a surprise trip to riot-hit New Caledonia, the French Pacific territory that has been gripped by days of deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence.
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