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Macron suspends controversial voting reforms in New Caledonia after deadly unrest

Burnt out cars are seen on the Plum Pass, an important traffic route through Monte-Dore in France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia on June 10, 2024
French President Emanuel Macron has suspended controversial voting reforms in New Caledonia after deadly unrest. Photograph: Theo Rouby/AFP/Getty Images

Controversial voting reforms in New Caledonia will be suspended, Emmanuel Macron has announced, after a period of deadly unrest in the French Pacific territory.

The reforms, which would have altered voting rights, are contested by the Indigenous Kanak people who say they would be marginalised further should the changes go through.

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