Indigenous Kanak Emmanuel Tjibaou becomes first pro-independence candidate to win seat in nearly four decades
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New Caledonia has elected a pro-independence Indigenous Kanak candidate to France’s parliament for the first time in decades, in a move seen as a setback to French loyalists in the territory that has been gripped by unrest.
Over the weekend, voters in the French Pacific territory cast their ballots for their representatives in two seats in France’s national parliament. Emmanuel Tjibaou won out over a loyalist candidate in the second round of voting, while rightwing candidate and French loyalist Nicolas Metzdorf won New Caledonia’s second parliamentary seat.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/08/france-election-new-caledonia-kanak-emmanuel-tjibaou-seat
Author : Guardian staff with agencies
Publish date : 2024-07-08 01:18:29
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