Pro-independence Kanak parties in New Caledonia say the re-elected French president Emmanuel Macron has his work cut out to regain their trust..
Macron has enjoyed a groundswell of support from the French Pacific territories despite a lower than usual turnout in some areas.
In New Caledonia, Macron won with 61 percent of the votes cast beating far-right political candidate Marine Le Pen who scored 39 percent.
Jan Kohout reports.
France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Hiva Oa Mayor Joëlle Frebault (in white) attend a welcoming ceremony during his visit to Atuona on Hiva Oa, the second largest island of the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia on July 25, 2021. Photo: Ludovic MARIN / AFP
