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New Caledonia police arrest 11 for unrest against voting law changes
Police wait for the arrival of French President Emmanuel Macron at the central police station in Noumea, New Caledonia, May 23, 2024
POLICE in New Caledonia rounded up 11 people today, including an independence leader, for their alleged role in the weeks of unrest against changes to voting law.
Critics of the law said that it would limit the voting rights of indigenous Kanak people, who have been trying to get rid of French rule in the archipelago.
French President Emmanual Macron has suspended the reforms due to the snap parliamentary elections in France.
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