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Vanuatu backs Kanak call to delay vote on independence in New Caledonia
RNZ Pacific Vanuatu’s leader is formally supporting the demand of Kanaks in New Caledonia for a delay in next month’s third and final referendum on independence. Prime Minister Bob Loughman told Parliament he would raise his concerns with French ambassador Pierre Fournier in Port Vila. The Kanak pro-independence parties have asked Paris to delay the ... <a title="Vanuatu backs Kanak call to delay vote on independence in New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/20/vanuatu-backs-kanak-call-to-delay-vote-on-independence-in-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu backs Kanak call to delay vote on independence in New Caledonia">Read more</a>