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The leaders of New Caledonia's anti-independence Caledonia Together party have met the French overseas minister Jean-Francois Carenco.

Emmanual Macron may have won convincingly Sunday's first round of the French presidential election in the Pacific territories, but the vote was marred by unprecedented levels of abstention.

Emmanual Macron may have won convincingly Sunday's first round of the French presidential election in the Pacific territories, but the vote was marred by unprecedented levels of abstention.

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Anti-independence politicians in New Caledonia say the three provincial governments should be given more power in a new arrangement under French control as another independence referendum is due. The idea, raised in the French Senate by Pierre Frogier, has been echoed by Sonia Backes, who is the president of the economically dominant Southern Province. Pierre Frogier Photo: AFP Mr Frogier said a new arrangement had to be found because neither the pro- nor the anti-independence side will accept...