Separatists aim for majority as New Caledonia votes

Ballot comes six months after closer-than-expected referendum raised questions over French control of islands

Voters in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia cast ballots for their local Congress on Sunday, with separatists hoping to win a majority.

The ballot comes six months after a closer-than-expected referendum raised questions over France’s control of the strategic islands, which sit on a quarter of the world’s known supplies of nickel, a vital electronics component.

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