BREAKING: French authorities say a majority of voters in the Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia have chosen to remain part of France.
A woman casts her vote in a referendum in Noumea, New Caledonia, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, whether voters choose independence from France. Voters in New Caledonia, a French archipelago in the South Pacific, are deciding Sunday whether they want independence from France in a referendum that marks a milestone in a three-decade decolonization effort.
Sunday’s independence referendum is part of a three-decade decolonization effort aimed at settling tensions on the archipelago between native Kanaks seeking independence and residents willing to remain in France. The South Pacific archipelago has been part of France since 1853.More than 180,000 voters were invited to answer the question: “Do you want New Caledonia to gain full sovereignty and become independent?”“Today is not a day like any other.
The FLNKS movement leading the independence campaign called on its supporters to stay “calm and respectful.”
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