When Nicole George landed in New Caledonia last Saturday, she knew a lively political debate was playing out in the French South Pacific territory.
that has so far led to five deaths in a tiny territory with a population equivalent to Hobart. French authorities have estimated that 5000 people participated in the riots, with 200 arrested. Riahi grew up in the period of relative stability that followed, as France granted more power to New Caledonia and put the territory on a potential path to independence. In 2018, 2020 and 2021 voters opted to remain part of France. Independence activists encouraged a boycott of the 2021 poll, which took place during the COVID-19 pandemic, and still harbour hopes of breaking away from France.
“This isn’t a fantasy. It’s a reality,” French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin told television channel France 2 when asked if Azerbaijan, China and Russia were interfering in New Caledonia. France and Azerbaijan have had increasingly frosty relations in recent years, driven in part by France’s increasingly close ties to Azerbaijani rival Armenia.
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