New Caledonia polls close in French territory's first provincial elections since 2019

According to France 24, voters in New Caledonia cast ballots in the French overseas territory's first provincial elections since twenty nineteen. Turnout reached fifty-four point four two percent. Originally scheduled for twenty twenty-four but postponed, these elections will reshape the political balance ahead of negotiations between New Caledonia and France over the territory's future status—with independence remaining the central issue at stake.

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