France and New Calledonia announced an agreement on Saturday, which would give more freedom to the semi -divisional region, but a year after violent and fatal protests against the French rule, preventing it from providing freedom. The agreement will create a “status of New Caledonia” within the French Republic according to the 13-hit document. The state will be vested in the French constitution, and other countries will be allowed to identify it. French President Emmanuel Macron said on social media, “A status of New Caledonia within the Republic: this is a condition on belief.” The agreement should be approved by the French Parliament and the people of New Caledonia, a collection of Pacific islands with a population of about 270,000. It concludes a stressful interaction that includes supporters of the French government and the region and anti -independence groups. Last year, there were protests and riots in New Caledonia on a proposed amendment to the French Constitution that some indigenous Kanak people feared that they would reduce their voting power and obstruct their aspirations for freedom. Seven people died in the riots, many more injured, and businesses lost millions of dollars. France declared an emergency situation for the region, which has large reserves of nickel and a significant leg for France is a significant leg where China is claiming its influence. Hundreds of armed French police officers were mobilized. Macron condemned the protests as a “rebellion movement” at that time and called supporters and anti -freedom groups to interact on an agreement, which would be presented for approval by a popular referendum in New Caledonia. Saturday’s announcement will create a new Calledonian nationality and will allow residents to have dual French and new Caledonian nationality. The French citizens who live in New Caledonia for 10 years will “acquire” the New Calledonian nationality. This provision seems to be addressing the dissatisfaction that led 2024 riots: The French government supported a constitutional amendment that would give voting rights to some people who went to the region after 1998. In the 1980s, the French government had a voting for over two decades, after the armed struggle, after the armed struggle, after the armed struggle, after the armed struggle. The authorities also agreed to freeze the rolls so that the new arrival, which was more likely to support the French rules, would not vote. The region has increased for decades on the possibility of social inequality and freedom for a long time. France canceled New Caledonia in 1853 and populated it with white settlers. Swadeshi Kanak now creates about 40% of the population, while Europeans make a quarter. The region held three freedom referendum collections from 2018 to 2021; All were voted. In 2021, dissatisfaction was bumbled when Macron insisted on keeping a third referendum despite arguments from Kanak leaders to delay it due to the Koronwirus epidemics. Many Kanak leaders called for boycott of the vote and since then refused to accept the results, in which 97% of the voters wanted the area to live in France, but only 44% of the population voted. The previous referendum was passed with high voter voting but small margin.
