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2024-05-18 16:55:32 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 86D38FEBF1476B91DE0257B70BD81C88B245E5A5DA65446424DC4F517F8A1A32
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Fake news. There is no "High Council" in France, contrary to what the article says. Besides, it was following a defense council that a "state of emergency" was declared on the island, not martial law. https://www.liberation.fr/politique/emeutes-en-nouvelle-caledonie-emmanuel-macron-decrete-letat-durgence-20240515_EMH5GWHJ4NHKNOV3KVVXSZZNGU/ This law was last applied in France in 1789. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loi_martiale#:~:text=Elle%20se%20traduit%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralement%20par,exceptionnelle%2C%20ou%20per%C3%A7ue%20comme%20telle.
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