The Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) in New Caledonia criticized plans to postpone the island’s regional elections, urging Paris to hold the vote next month using the current electoral roll. FLNKS members expressed disappointment over the French Senate’s approval of a bill delaying the vote until next year, warning that repeated delays and voter list changes had previously sparked unrest, including the May 13, 2024 uprising that left 15 people dead.

French security forces in New Caledonia killed two men during an overnight operation, bringing the total death toll to 13 amid ongoing unrest in the French Pacific territory, the public prosecutor has announced.

An alliance of pro-independence parties in France's overseas territory of New Caledonia has named Christian Tein as the leader of their movement.

The Baku Initiative Group (BIG) on Thursday urged French authorities to put an end to their neo-colonial policy and ensure the freedom of the Kanak people.

On May 24, an interview with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Caledonia, Mickael Forrest, was published in the French journal "L'Humanité."

French soldiers will remain in New Caledonia as long as necessary, France’s President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.

Maria Isabella Saliga-Lutovika, a member of New Caledonia’s Congress and chairperson of “Progressive Multicultural New Caledonia” political organization, has addressed an appeal (20240521-22-NCMCP MARIA ISABELLA SALIGA LUTOVIKA_1716378631.pdf) to French President Emmanuel Macron protesting the latter’s planned visit to New Caledonia, News.Az reports.