New Caledonia rejects independence from France for second time

Secessionists say they will take their campaign to third referendum in 2022Voters in the French territory of New Caledonia in the south Pacific have narrowly rejected – for a second time – a proposal to break away from Paris, choosing to remain loyal to the French republic in a nationwide referendum. But campaigners for secession say the struggle for independence will go on.As it had in 2018, the “no” vote for independence prevailed, this time 53.3% to 46.7%, according to