Rioting broke out over a bill adopted by the #FrenchParliament in #Paris on Tuesday that will let non-Caledonian French who have lived in #NewCaledonia for 10 years vote in #ProvincialElections – a move some local leaders say will dilute the indigenous #Kanak vote.
#FrenchPolice reinforcements have started arriving in New Caledonia as part of a massive operation to regain control of the capital #Noumea.
#Rioters angry with an #ElectoralReform have burnt businesses, torched cars, looted shops and set up road barricades over three days, cutting off access to medicine and food, authorities said.
#France’s government says it has no doubt that #Azerbaijan is stirring tensions in #NewCaledonia, despite the vast geographical and cultural distance between the Caspian country and the French Pacific territory.
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