New Caledonia Votes In Referendum On Independence From France

 

France 24: New Caledonia votes in tense final referendum on independence from France 

The Pacific territory of New Caledonia voted Sunday in a third and final referendum on independence from France with campaigning marked by angry demands to call off the vote because of the Covid pandemic. 

The territory, 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) east of Australia, was granted three independence referendums under a 1988 deal aimed at easing tensions on the islands. 

 Having rejected a breakaway from their French former colonial masters in 2018 and then again last year, the territory's 185,000 voters are being asked one last time: "Do you want New Caledonia to accede to full sovereignty and become independent?" 

The vote comes against the backdrop of increasingly strained ties between Paris and its regional allies.  

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New Caledonia Votes In Referendum On Independence From France  

New Caledonia: fears of unrest as polls open for vote on independence from France -- The Guardian  

New Caledonia to vote in 3rd referendum on whether to remain French -- Euronews  

New Caledonia's pro-independence groups say they'll contest today's referendum results with plans to abstain in protest -- ABC News Australia  

New Caledonia might be about to break from France. Here's why the world is watching -- NPR 

Stay French, or not? New Caledonia holds independence vote -- AP

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