Emmanuel Macron met with political leaders on Thursday, admitting there was no 'common vision' on the island's future.
French President Emmanuel Macron has delayed plans to reform voting laws in the overseas French territory of New Caledonia .
The electoral changes would allow thousands of French residents who have lived in the French territory for 10 years to vote. "I have pledged that this reform will not pass today in the current context," Mr Macron told reporters after the meetings. Paris says the changes are needed to improve democracy on the island, where almost a quarter of the population identifies as European.
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