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Electoral reform in New Caledonia is suspended, says French President Macron

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PARIS (Reuters) – France has suspended a planned electoral reform in its overseas territory of New Caledonia which triggered civil unrest on the Indo-Pacific archipelago last month, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday.

“The constitutional project on the electorate in New Caledonia has been suspended,” Macron told reporters.

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