The absence of suspense does not prevent the existence of a tense climate in Noumea.
Sunday, New Caledonia will remain French.
Supporters of its independence have decided to boycott the third and final self-determination referendum.
They cite the impossibility of campaigning during the pandemic, which has already caused the death of many Kanaks.
It should be added that they were not sure of winning… Anyway, the future of this territory, located in the heart of the Pacific, remains unclear.
Just like that of all the French overseas possessions.
These only make the news in metropolitan France when a crisis smells or arises there.
And, each time, it is to draw up the same observation of bankruptcy on the spot, or almost: endemic unemployment, high cost of living, economy on a drip of public aid or in the hands of a few monopolies, rampant insecurity ... Guadeloupe and Martinique, which are experiencing their umpteenth bout of fever, but also Mayotte, a drifting department,
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