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Location of New Caledonia in Oceania. New Caledonia is a French overseas territory in the southwest Pacific. [28] It has a population of about 270,000; with the indigenous Kanak people constituting, according to the 2019 census, 41% of the population, the Europeans (Caldoche and metropolitan French) 28%, those of mixed blood 11%, with other ethnic minorities (including Wallisians, Tahitians ...
On 9 June 2024, the National Rally party headed by Jordan Bardella, obtained 31.36% of the votes in the European parliamentary elections, causing French President Emmanuel Macron to dissolve the National Assembly and call for new legislative elections in two rounds on 30 June and 7 July 2024, to elect the 577 members of the 17th National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic.
Mad War (1485–1488) French Wars of Religion (1562–1598) The Fronde (1648–1653) French Revolutionary Wars. Chouannerie (1792–1800) War in the Vendée (1793–1796) Chouannerie of 1832 French civil war of 1871 , including the Paris Commune; the conflict between Vichy France and Free France during World War II (1940–1945), including the
French President Emmanuel Macron told a podcast episode shown on Monday that both the far right National Rally (RN) party and the left-wing New Popular Front coalition - front runners in the ...
French victory War in the Vendée (1793–1796) ... Central African Republic Civil War (2012–2021) ... This page was last edited on 13 December 2024, ...
2024: 2024 French farmers' protests against low food prices, proposed reductions in state subsidies for farmers' diesel fuel, and a EU-Mercosur free trade agreement. 2024: 2024 New Caledonia unrest against a reform changing conditions that prevent up to one-fifth of the population from voting in provincial elections.
The French government submitted its resignation on 15 July 2024 but was kept in place by the president pending negotiations to appoint a new prime minister to form a new government. On 26 August, Macron announced his refusal to appoint the NFP candidate as prime minister, which typically involves the leader of the largest party in the National ...
Protests began to spread across the Martinique in September 2024 in response to high costs of living and social, racial, and economic inequality. [2] This included statistics released by the Insee indicated that residents of Martinique paid about 30% to 42% more for food relative to mainland French residents, which was viewed by many demonstrators and civil rights leaders as emblematic of ...