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70 arrests in 24 hours

Around 70 new arrests befell over the past 24 hours, based on the High Commission of the Republic Louis Le Franc, for a complete of 200 since Monday. According to Sonia Backès, former Secretary of State and fundamental determine within the non-independence camp, the third night time of riots was much less virulent than the earlier ones. “A much calmer night almost everywhere,” she wrote on her Facebook web page, “because of the distinctive mobilization of Caledonians who defend their neighborhood […] and the a lot higher presence of the police” in particular. The customary Senate building was, however, set on fire during the night from Wednesday to Thursday, without the extent of the damage being known at this time.

Macron offers a videoconference to elected officials

“The Head of State will chair a defense and national security council on the situation in New Caledonia on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. At the end, he proposed to Caledonian elected officials an exchange by videoconference,” declared the presidency .

This is the second defense council in as many days convened by Emmanuel Macron, who had to abandon two trips to Normandy devoted to his energy policy on Wednesday and Thursday to manage the crisis in the Pacific territory linked to the adoption of a constitutional reform. The head of state warned that a Congress would be convened “before the end of June” to ratify it, unless independentists and loyalists found a global agreement.