Pro-independence leader in New Caledonia calls for resistance against France

Smoke rises during protests in Noumea, New Caledonia (Nicolas Job/AP)

The leader of a pro-independence party in New Caledonia has called on supporters to “remain mobilised” across the French Pacific archipelago and “maintain resistance” against the Paris government’s efforts to impose electoral reforms.

The indigenous Kanak people fear the reforms would further marginalise them.