The Electoral Reform in New Caledonia as a Blessing in Disguise - Kanak Minority versus the Right to Vote
Rodriguez, Pierre-Emmanuel
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2024-05-29
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The constitutional amendment recently examined by the French Parliament would allow French citizens, residing in New Caledonia for at least ten years, to take part in local elections. Prompted by President Macron, this electoral reform has led to massive riots in recent weeks involving supporters and opponents of independence for this territory of the French Republic. Local representatives fear that this reform will place the Kanak – the archipelago’s autochthonous people – in an even more inferior position vis-à-vis loyalist militants. Nevertheless, this reform should guarantee better representation of the population of New Caledonia and thereby guarantee the right to vote more widely, in line with the democratic principles of the French Republic.
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Rodriguez, Pierre-Emmanuel
Electoral Reform
France
Frankreich
Kanaks
New Caledonia
Right to Vote
Frankreich
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