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New Caledonia election tests territory's future after unrest and deadlock

New Caledonia election tests territory's future after unrest and deadlock
France 24 Sunday 28 June 2026, 11:30 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. New Caledonia election tests territory's future after unrest and deadlock France Issued on: Share New Caledonia goes to the poll on Sunday in crucial elections. The possibility of independence from France remains the central political issue, with today’s vote taking place peacefully. The election comes two years after plans to expand voting rights to thousands of non-Indigenous residents triggered deadly unrest and forced the postponement of elections in 2024. Eliza Herbert reports.
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