PARIS—One year after massive strikes and unrest in the Carribean countries of French Guyana and Martinique, and despite new protests on Jan. 10, against the alleged increase of price of goods, Guadeloupe and Martinique will remain French departments.
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique (AFP) - Martinique and French Guiana voted against more autonomy from Paris in a referendum dominated by fears of losing French state support, results showed on Monday. The two French overseas departments held the votes on
French Guiana, Martinique vote against more autonomy To take advantage of all the features on FRANCE24.COM, please click here to download the latest version of Flash Player. Voters in the overseas French departments of Guiana and Martinique have rejected
French Guiana; Martinique vote against more autonomy Voters in the overseas French departments of Guiana and Martinique have rejected greater autonomy from France in Sunday’s referendum polls. Nearly 70 percent of people in Guiana and 79 percent of
AFP - Voters in French Guiana voted against more autonomy for the French department in South America, and early results from Martinique show voters on the Caribbean island also shot down the referendum. Slightly over 48 percent of Guianian voters cast
FORT-DE-FRANCE, MartiniqueVoters in Martinique and French Guiana overwhelmingly rejected a proposal Sunday to give local government more autonomy while remaining a part of France. Election officials in Martinique said 80 percent of voters rejected the
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique - Voters in Martinique and French Guiana overwhelmingly rejected a proposal Sunday to give local government more autonomy while remaining a part of France. Election officials in Martinique said 80 per cent of voters rejected
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique_Voters in French Guiana rejected a proposal to give local government more autonomy while remaining a part of France. Results in the same referendum on the island of Martinique were pending late Sunday. Election officials in
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