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Government meeting with Corsica's political leaders postponed after violence

Protesters wave Corsican flags as they face CRS riot police in Ajaccio on 3 April 2022. © AFP/Pascal Pochard-Casabianca

A meeting set for 8 April between Corsica's political leaders and the French government has been postponed, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. The decision follows violent clashes during a weekend demonstration attended by thousands of supporters of murdered separatist Yvan Colonna.

In a letter to Gilles Simeoni, president of the Corsican executive council, the Interior Ministry explained that the 8 April meeting would be postponed because "conditions for normal dialogue had not been met".

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