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One of several militants on the roadblock, a masked 25-year-old with sunglasses who gave only his first name, Stanley, said the proposed voting reform "means the elimination of the Kanak people"."That's what they don't understand over there -- we are already in the minority in our own home," he told AFP. Indigenous Kanaks, who make up about 40 percent of the population, say the latest voting regulations would dilute their vote. But more recent arrivals to the islands say they are being deprived of their right to take part in local elections. https://github.com/FulL-vay-ham-4-k-tr-ng-ph-t-hd-zx23https://github.com/FulL-an-mang-lau-4-viet-hd-pzola-2312The new law would extend voting rights to those who have lived in the territory for at least 10 years. Prominent French figures including former Prime Minister Manuel Valls, who followed the New Caledonia file closely while in office, have called for delay to the constitutional change."You can't make progress on the Caledonia file by issuing ultimatums," Valls said Sunday. But anti-independence representatives want it pushed through. Withdrawing "would prove the wreckers, the looters and the rioters right," said Nicolas Metzdorf, a New Caledonia MP for Macron's Renaissance party. "Violence cannot replace the ballot box in a democracy," he added.