New Caledonia: French marines deployed amid deadly unrest

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https://www.dw.com/en/french-marines-gendarmes-deployed-amid-new-caledonia-unrest/a-69121049

Violence in New Caledonia turned deadly once again as clashes between protesters and security forces continue in the French Pacific territory.

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umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
i somehow get the impression france is in the wrong and this is ending badly for new caledonians?

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- prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  This is a weird situation all around.
  
  New law allowed French citizens who live there for 10 years to vote locally. This opens the door theoretically for a dilution of the vote for “true locals” but enfranchises others.
  
  I don’t know enough personally to weigh in but I don’t see a scenario where France comes out looking good no matter what they do.
  
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  - Donut@leminal.space ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    I might be missing a lot of nuance, but living somewhere for 10 years should be enough to be allowed to vote locally. What was it before? A higher number or not at all?
    
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  - BastingChemina@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    France has been carefully walking on eggs for decades with New Caledonia.
    
    They have been a bit less careful lately and cracked a few eggs.
    
    I don’t know much about the situation either.
    
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