Riots in reaction to the French parliament granting increased voting rights to French residents in the Pacific region of New Caledonia have resulted in at least two fatalities and hundreds more injuries.
On Monday night, protests over the matter reportedly became violent, with demonstrators storming police stations, setting fire to buildings, and torching cars.
Situated between Australia and Fiji, the island has been under French rule since the 1800s. Since the 1980s, there has never been more turbulence than this one.
According to his office, it caused French President Emmanuel Macron to postpone his trip to preside over a critical defense and national security meeting on Wednesday.
According to the president’s office, he had originally intended to leave early on Wednesday and head to Normandy in northwest France.
