, April 2 -- In a chaotic, fast moving situation in Paris, the French government has delayed a scheduled parliamentary debate on New Caledonia for another day.

Debate on proposed constitutional reforms for New Caledonia was supposed to commence on Wednesday but has now been delayed until 11am on Thursday 2 April (9pm Suva time), in an attempt to avoid the looming defeat of the government's legislation.

With opposition from both Left and extreme-Right parties, the French government is scrambling to salvage the bill that aims to translate New Caledonia's July 2025 Bougival Accord and January 2026 Elysee-Oudinot Accord into law.

Facing parliamentary defeat, the French government is also discussing alternative ways to salvage its plan to t...