New Caledonia elects first pro-independence Kanak president
New Caledonia has elected its first pro-independence Kanak president Louis Mapou was elected this morning in Noumea after months of negotiations between the two main pro-independence Kanak political groupings UNI and UC FLNKS. Journalist Nic Maclellan a longtime writer on New Caledonian politics says it is a significant victory for the Kanak people. “For the…