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Editorial: Le Monde
May 24, 2024
- New Caledonia is not a regular 'file' due to its complicated colonial history and its geographical distance from France.
- President Emmanuel Macron faces the tough task of putting out fires that he himself helped to ignite.
- Macron has to backtrack on several critical points to defuse the crisis.
- Macron has promised not to force the reform of the electoral body, a move regarded by many elected officials as essential.
- For peace to be achieved, New Caledonia needs not only a shift in approach, but also to raise the level of its interlocutors, aiming at adaptation of French legal principles to allow for the territory's 'emancipation'.
Conclusion: Successfully overcoming this crisis is a must for France and Macron, as it tests their ability to handle decolonization issues in the 21st century.