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New Caledonia chose to say no to independence for a third time in a referendum on Sunday, December 12. The journalist Hugo Capelli, live from Noumea, takes stock of the situation.
It’s official, the no to independence wins by far over 96%. “This is a score to be put into perspective because abstention breaks records. One in two voters in New Caledonia did not go to vote this Sunday. Indeed, the independence political parties had asked their supporters not to go to the polls with the Covid-19 crisis and the instructions were largely respected.“, says journalist Hugo Capelli live from Nouméa (New Caledonia).
The separatists have also warned that they will not recognize the result of the ballot. “Here, the political situation remains particularly tense“, continues journalist Hugo Capelli. It was the third time that New Caledonians went to the polls to give their opinion on the independence of the archipelago.