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Macron urges New Caledonia to build future after independence vote

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a welcome ceremony with traditional dancers and warriors at the local Senate in Noumea on July 25, 2023. AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN

President Emmanuel Macron urged "compatriots" in New Caledonia to forge a common future Tuesday during a landmark visit, more than a year after the overseas territory's disputed vote to remain part of France.

Macron faces a significant challenge charting an acceptable path for both French loyalists and the pro-independence, indigenous Kanaks who widely boycotted the December 2021 referendum and rejected its result.

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