03-06-2024: During mid-May, France’s National Assembly deliberated on an amendment bill which would allow those who have resided in New Caledonia for ten years to have the right to vote in provincial elections. Voting is currently restricted to people who lived in New Caledonia before 1998, and their children.[1]  New Caledonia, an archipelago in the South Pacific with a population of some 295 000 people,[2] … Continue reading New Caledonia: Deadly Riots Derail Independence Bid