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2018-11-05 Europe

Macron hails New Caledonia vote to 'remain French'

[Al Jazeera] The French archipelago of New Caledonia in the South Pacific has voted to remain part of La Belle France in a much anticipated referendum on independence, according to official results.

About 56 percent of voters rejected secession in Sunday's poll, with turnout above 80 percent among the more than 174,000 voters registered to take part in the ballot.

French President Emmanuel Macron said the "majority" of New Caledonians had declared they wanted the territory to "remain French".

The archipelago, a cluster of islands home to about 270,000 people, is situated nearly 17,000km southeast of La Belle France.

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