The situation has not yet calmed down in the French territory of New Caledonia. A man from the family of a great Kanak chief was killed in an exchange of fire with the gendarmes, bringing to ten the number of deaths in the violence that has affected the archipelago since mid-May. As the new deputies take office, the first entry of a separatist into the National Assembly since 1981 is pushing them to iron out their differences and unite, if they do not want to spoil the hope of advancing their cause in future negotiations with the French government. Interview with Mathias Chauchat, professor at the University of New Caledonia, agrégé in public law.
