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Why are protests against France raging in New Caledonia?

Burned-out cars in the car park of the old hospital on the outskirts of Noumea on May 16, 2024 [Delphine Mayeur/AFP]

Violent protests against new voting rules imposed by France, along with looting and arson attacks, have rocked the French Pacific Islands territory of New Caledonia for a third day, causing the deaths of at least four people, with hundreds more injured as demonstrators clash with security forces.

This is the worst violence New Caledonia has seen in 30 years, observers say.

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