wn.com - 3 days ago

French MPs narrowly endorsed the postponement of New Caledonia s provincial elections to no later than 28 June 2026 In a crucial vote in Paris on Tuesday. It comes as newly appointed Overseas Minister Naïma Moutchou prepares to visit the French Pacific territory for more talks on its political future. The vote took place in the Lower House, the National Assembly, in a climate of division between national parties. It was a narrow score, with 279 MPs backing the postponement and 247 voting against the Constitutional organic Bill. A final vote (298 for and 39 against) in the other chamber, the Senate (Upper House), on Wednesday (Paris time) in a relatively less adverse environment, was...

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