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While they were only 48% to express themselves during the presidential election of 2017, the Caledonians could once again abandon the national election, preferring to devote themselves to the provincial elections, perceived as more important on the territory.
On the evening of Saturday April 9, the first French people began to vote in the overseas territories. This is the case in Wallis-and-Futuna and New Caledonia. “It’s a little after 8 a.m. here at Nouméa town hall. The polling stations have just opened, with a very small queue at the town hall. We wonder if Caledonians are going to vote today ‘today’explains Laurence Pourtau, correspondent in Nouméa (New Caledonia). “In 2017, they were only 48% to participate in the first round, to reach 52% in the second”she continues.
“A disaffection which is explained here by the existence of institutions specific to New Caledonia, in particular the three provinces. Because in addition to the national election, the Caledonians also vote for the provincial elections and for three referendums of self-determination. weariness which is combined with a rather lackluster campaign disrupted by the passage of the tropical depression Fili. There are also more than 220,000 voters who are strongly recommended to wear a mask to go to the polls”concludes Laurence Pourtau.
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