2024-05-16 06:22:47

Unrest in New Caledonia: State of Emergency Declared Over Electoral Reform Protests

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New Caledonia faces a state of emergency following deadly clashes and riots sparked by protests against a constitutional reform allowing non-Caledonian French residents to vote. President Emmanuel Macron has expressed strong emotions over the situation, deploying hundreds of French police officers to restore order.

The unrest, described by residents as 'like a civil war,' has resulted in fatalities, injuries, looting, and arrests, with road barricades causing shortages. Macron has called for calm and an end to the violence amid ongoing tensions in the French overseas territory.

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