(ANSA) - NOUMEA, 12 DEC - New Caledonia voted 'No' to independence from France.
This is what emerges from the partial data of the referendum held today.
The result of this third referendum rejecting the self-determination of New Caledonia was expected after the separatists had called for a boycott of the polls in protest against the Paris government.
The latter, in fact, had refused to postpone the consultation due to the pandemic that is raging on the island.
According to the first data, only 50-55% of those entitled to vote went to vote, a figure significantly lower than the analogues of 2018 and 2020, who both saw the victory of the "no".
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