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Il guarantees bulletins. Emmanuel Macron arrived this Thursday, May 23 in New Caledonia, the place he hoped for a speedy return to calm within the archipelago tormented by riots for ten days. ” My wish […] is to be alongside the population so that, as quickly as possible, there is a return to peace, calm and security. This is the priority of priorities,” declared the Head of State as soon as he got off the plane at Nouméa airport.
Arriving alongside the Ministers of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu and of Overseas Territories, Marie Guévenoux, Emmanuel Macron promised “decisions” and “announcements” at “the end of this day”, even when he assured that he had “no limit” on time on website.
Accompanied by the three senior officers, charged with a mission to resume dialogue, the Head of State additionally requires “constructive appeasement” and the seek for a political “solution”. “Appeasement cannot be the institutional step back,” he nonetheless argued, referring to the vote within the National Assembly to thaw the electoral physique.
“An absolutely unprecedented insurrection movement”
This journey to the South Pacific archipelago started with a minute of silence noticed in tribute to the six folks killed, together with two gendarmes, earlier than a gathering lasting greater than three hours with native elected officers and financial gamers, adopted by 'a casual lunch.
The President of the Republic then went to a police station in Nouméa. He praised the “coolness” and “professionalism” of the police deployed on website. The archipelago is shaken by an “absolutely unprecedented insurrection movement”, he famous. And added: “No one saw it coming with this level of organization and violence. »
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A second assembly, targeted on political and institutional points, should nonetheless be held throughout the day of Thursday.
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