New Caledonia: France sends armed forces to tackle riots

France hopes to regain full control of events in New Caledonia "in the coming hours," Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said, after a third night of riots that have killed four people amid anger over a contested electoral reform.
Rioters have burnt businesses, torched cars and looted shops, and road barricades put up by protesters were causing a "dire situation" for access to medicine and food in the French-ruled Pacific island, authorities said.
France declared a state of emergency in New Caledonia and went on to put at least 10 people under house arrest and ban TikTok.
Rioting erupted over a new bill, adopted by lawmakers in Paris on Tuesday, that will let French residents who have lived in New Caledonia for 10 years vote in provincial elections - a move some local leaders fear will dilute the indigenous Kanak vote.
Electoral reform is the latest flashpoint in a decades-long tussle over France's role in the mineral-rich southwest Pacific island.
French President Emmanuel Macron's government has come under harsh criticism from the opposition and past prime ministers, who say they should not have pressed ahead with the reform.
#newcaledonia

[@domas_dulba]

in a meantime - anyone who just rocks up to EU border gets a voting rights in couple years max 😂

[@edwardbernthal160]

where in the EU?

[@fireice8]

Infinite welfare and protection from mean words

[@domas_dulba]

@@edwardbernthal160 different laws in different countries about citizenship. but for example, only in 2021, over 800 000 people from Syria and Morocco got citizenships in France and Spain.... so they obviously got voting rights too. EU parlament and so on. and its happening every year. thats only 2 countries allowed almost a million votes. and its certainly not 10 years wait. it doesnt really matter how long is the wait when the flow of illegal migrants is NON STOP every year. means every year there will be people from outside of EU getting voting rights. all the folks who screaming for more migrants, at some point will find out that those migrants are not liberals like them :D

[@billyeves9358]

@@edwardbernthal160everywhere apart from Poland and Hungary.

[@domas_dulba]

​@@billyeves9358most of central and wast Europe doesnt have no crazy numbers of immigration. because we protect our border with russia and belarus. those folks wanna change us and sending us their migrants intentionally.

[@gordonscott8355]

Yeah ..this is what the EU has done to Western society..certain people should be held accountable .

[@LickyTee]

France doesn’t wanna let go of colonization.

[@Janovial]

Free New Caledonia!!

[@carldodd5428]

And then what? What happens next that is so good?

[@rmgeneral8554]

​@@carldodd5428That good with being with beggars

[@franemartinic2521]

​@@carldodd5428Than nothing, people who live there will decide.

[@yasuke4593]

@@carldodd5428 People who live their gets to decide. Especially the natives who have became beggars in their own land.

[@jeffs4483]

Western Colonialism still alive and well in 2024.

[@incurableromantic4006]

"Local leaders fear it will dilute the indigenous vote" Welcome to the glories of diversity and multi-culturalism!

[@samiman5606]

free New Caledonia from french colonialism

[@creakyjoints130]

Agreed immigrants also don't want to be in Europe. Stop occupying our countries and we will go back. An eye for an eye.

[@vinitamala9046]

Destroying a functioning country.

[@Adnan-vy4yw]

Colonisation in 2024? Really

[@ad3l547]

I like how everyone is saying "Free New Caledonia" when they were given the opportunity to leave France 3 TIMES the past 5 years via referendum, but they all overwelminghly chosen to stay in France.

[@Janovial]

That's cuz the French have overwhelmed the natives there. The natives want freedom.

[@GordonPipike-sk1pj]

Allow only natives to vote and we see the result.

[@ad3l547]

@@GordonPipike-sk1pj "Allow only the natives to vote" When the WHOLE ISLANDS, where natives make up 50% OF THE POPULATION, vote 96% to remain with France ???

[@guimkfcom9426]

Native wants to be unslaves from French locals.

[@riyadougla539]

People commenting don't know anything about France​@@ad3l547

[@avex3903]

free New Caledonia from french colonialism

[@brendandolan7763]

Free Ukraine from russian imperialism

[@pandaDotDragon]

mais tg 🙄

[@deonelias5470]

​@@brendandolan7763get from here hypocrite

[@brianm102]

More peaceful refugees heading our way soon!

[@hiswillbedone642]

And how peaceful were your people when they walked into other peoples lands with images of 🤚🏻 Jesus?

[@Christine-hr8in]

​@@hiswillbedone642😂😂💯👍👍

[@sTraYa249]

They're not the 'peacfuls'... so it ok

[@creakyjoints130]

If anything French "refugees" live in New caledonia

[@wor53lg50]

​​@@hiswillbedone642not the same as those who carries a book into other peoples lands written by a warlord in a cave...

[@user-th7gd7ge4p]

call Dr Putin not micron bonaparte

[@SiameseFatcat]

Dr Poopin

[@Gems4clash]

Someone needs to teach the french about peaceful protesting

[@vanbuithe9106]

free for NEW CALEDONIA

[@genshinlab8682]

Hope some PMC will be sent for helping in carry independence. Free Caledonia!

[@lazeppelini123]

France doesn't learn, huh? 🙂

[@user-bx1mf3zb8y]

We are the son of the Roman Empire … we learned and still have 12 time zone … 😂 shut up and watch… still have half of Africa too even without Niger and Mali …

[@abdullahalmamun8698]

Free Caledonia from France.

[@kitcat4512]

Will they send them to the Congo too, to save the Christians? Thought not.

[@catwoman2582]

Time to bring in the troops?😮

[@rmgeneral8554]

Free new caledonia.

[@daveotuwa5596]

The kontraktourz will have to pay a fortune to restore the insular capital.

[@wayneabel5421]

Free Caledonia its not right that are ruled by the french when france isnt evan french anymore......just let them go with their freedom....

[@Gab-qn1lf]

It's only a minority that want the independance, the majority wants to remain French... 3 times they voted, always the same result

[@wayneabel5421]

@Gab-qn1lf not a minority of the indiginous is it ...

[@nicl8749]

Again the Europeans getting involved again .

[@kopynd1]

a was thinking about booking a coach holiday with Caledonian, al give it a miss and book with national coach holidays instead

[@joshanderson7358]

The struggle for independence and liberation continues. Viva New Caledonia.🙏👏💯🌹

[@ad3l547]

Oh like when they vote 96% to remain in France in 2021 ?

[@vanbuithe9106]

NEW CALEDONIA

[@jaroslavkriz6848]

Stop French colonization. It's ridiculous for an island in the Pacific to be part of France. If colonization continues, the local Kanaks will lose their island and become a minority in their homeland.

[@AsherKhazar]

Full support from Azerbaijan to the New Caledonians in their struggle for freedom! No more colonies in 21-st century!

[@muhammadhanif4113]

France send troops to secure their people businesses and interests

[@valdemaar3000]

New Caledonia is partly subsidized by France. If France goes out of that region it will last for approx 30-40 years as this is the time the nickel ore deposits will be depleted. Not to mention that most of the income from it will be distributed among local corrupt officials (like in Haiti). Next they will be asking for a an aid from big countries. Under the rule of France local at least can immigrate in search of a better living as they hold French passports. In case of independence they will lose that opportunity and will be locked on that island in poverty. Speaking about income from tourism - the island is too remote to generate reasonable cash flow from tourism as there are other areas with "nice sandy beaches" and with more stable social environment. All in all New Caledonians shoot themselves in the foot with this unrest.

[@Warrior20245]

Nah the region seems more stable and a lot better than African countries and Haiti.I reckon they will do just fine like all the surrounding countries in the pacific.A lot of untapped resources too like oil,deep sea mining,nickel, gold etc.I can see them developing strong diplomatic ties and economic trade with countries like Australia, New Zealand and surrounding neighbours.Even the US has strong interest for the pacific.Or they have China,Japan,Singapore,Philippines, Malaysia etc.We'll see how it goes if they do get independence which I doubt they will.

[@fastsnake]

Love to see the Falklands loving white english conservative readers from The Telegraph suddenly turning all anti-colonialists when it's about France 😅

[@nightwalker1083]

Must be Russia

[@samueluac4070]

Demokrasi gagal.

[@supermarno1980]

Every nation has own right to get independence..

[@hadjasittierahmadimcuta9422]

Free colonies..

[@kitcat4512]

While we are being colonised.

[@veritasintegrity6023]

Olympic games in France must be Boycotted, just like Olympic games were Boycotted in USSR after the invasion into Afghanistan.

[@zainalismail6798]

Free new Caledonia

[@nicolasrobacinni4831]

I smell AliExpress

[@lenevohd7213]

Free New Caledonia. Stop France colonialism! 🇦🇿

[@vizibilibende5194]

stop french terörizm....türkiye and azerbaycan support free new caledonia....

[@xinma6034]

Throwing money ahhahaha

[@maemilev]

Bom si bom bom si pam, say hello to Islam!