Protestors take part in a demonstration led by the Union of Kanak Workers and the Exploited (USTKE) and organisations of the Kanaky Solidarity Collective in support of Kanak people, with flags of the Socialist Kanak National Liberation Front (FLNKS) next to a statue of Vauban, amid a debate at the French National Assembly on the constitutional bill aimed at enlarging the electorate of the overseas French territory of New Caledonia, in Paris on May 14, 2024. France's prime minister on May 14, 2024, urged the restoration of calm in New Caledonia after the French Pacific archipelago was rocked by a night of rioting against a controversial voting reform that has angered pro-independence forces. Photo: LUDOVIC MARIN
This week marks one month since violent and deadly clashes erupted in New Caledonia.
There has been no clear path put forward by Paris as far as the Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front or FLNKS is concerned.
In an exclusive interview the French ambassador to the Pacific, Veronique Roger-Lacan told RNZ Pacific's Lydia Lewis there are options, but the violence needs to stop first.
