Gunshots could be heard and schools remained shut in New Caledonia’s capital Noumea on Wednesday morning after a night of rioting despite a curfew, as
France’s National Assembly approved changes to voting rules in the Pacific island. Lawmakers in Paris voted 351 to 153 in favour of the bill to allow French residents who have lived in New Caledonia for 10 years to vote in provincial elections – a move local leaders fear will dilute the indigenous Kanak vote. New Caledonia riots rage on, FRANCE 24 is joined by Nathalie Mrgudovic, Dr Nathalie Mrgudovic Teaching Fellow at Aston University specializing in French Politics and French Overseas Territories.
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