![Ludovic Marin A police vehicle damaged during recent riots, during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron at the central police station in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, after crossing the globe in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago gripped by deadly unrest.(Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/94b2b550a5e34b3eb29bac0a4347ffe0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A police vehicle damaged during recent riots, during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron at the central police station in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, after crossing the globe in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago gripped by deadly unrest.(Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
![Ludovic Marin French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with a policeman upon his arrival at the central police station in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, after crossing the globe in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago gripped by deadly unrest.(Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0c7be4e04a8c4e899242dee4b1144aec/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with a policeman upon his arrival at the central police station in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, after crossing the globe in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago gripped by deadly unrest.(Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
![Ludovic Marin People demonstrate as French President Emmanuel Macron's motorcade drives past in in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a30af2a82e9941b0a78fedc662fa15a3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
People demonstrate as French President Emmanuel Macron's motorcade drives past in in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
![Ludovic Marin A road block in central Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5ca71dfc872c45979eeb8f6a31c93c7f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A road block in central Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
![Ludovic Marin French President Emmanuel Macron inspects a guard of honor on his arrival at Noumea ñ La Tontouta International airport, in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/223436350ba94d5f8d0982cb73cd8015/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French President Emmanuel Macron inspects a guard of honor on his arrival at Noumea ñ La Tontouta International airport, in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
![Ludovic Marin French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with a policeman upon his arrival at the central police station in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, after crossing the globe in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago gripped by deadly unrest.(Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7880fa1302a64df39a3339120281788c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with a policeman upon his arrival at the central police station in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, after crossing the globe in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago gripped by deadly unrest.(Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
![Ludovic Marin A policeman waits for the arrival of French President Emmanuel Macron at the central police station in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, after crossing the globe in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago gripped by deadly unrest.(Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5b0e95c0a72f42849f9a061ea73103d7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A policeman waits for the arrival of French President Emmanuel Macron at the central police station in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, after crossing the globe in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago gripped by deadly unrest.(Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
![Ludovic Marin French President Emmanuel Macron talks to a policeman upon his arrival at the central police station in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, after crossing the globe in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago gripped by deadly unrest.(Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7b95f6f9203347f1b927c78a6c83d61a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French President Emmanuel Macron talks to a policeman upon his arrival at the central police station in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, after crossing the globe in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago gripped by deadly unrest.(Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
![Ludovic Marin French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks with the press upon arrival at Noumea ñ La Tontouta International airport, in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5fc00c72df9343168103ca7d1bf655fd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks with the press upon arrival at Noumea ñ La Tontouta International airport, in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
![Ludovic Marin French President Emmanuel Macron visits the central police station in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, after crossing the globe in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago gripped by deadly unrest.(Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3d547208072d48be83fdd9dabf322e55/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French President Emmanuel Macron visits the central police station in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, after crossing the globe in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago gripped by deadly unrest.(Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
![Ludovic Marin French President Emmanuel Macron speaks as sits next to France's Minister for Interior and Overseas Gerald Darmanin, left, during a meeting with New Caledonia's elected officials at the French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc's residence in Noumea,New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/df06072df9e54cc5bf4e76e550635160/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks as sits next to France's Minister for Interior and Overseas Gerald Darmanin, left, during a meeting with New Caledonia's elected officials at the French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc's residence in Noumea,New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
![Ludovic Marin French President Emmanuel Macron, right, walks past New Caledonia's President Louis Mapou, left, and New Caledonia's Congress President Roch Wamytan following a meeting with New Caledonia's elected officials and local representatives at the French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc's residence in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1a4e29ac9b5f404298f192626df14c45/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, walks past New Caledonia's President Louis Mapou, left, and New Caledonia's Congress President Roch Wamytan following a meeting with New Caledonia's elected officials and local representatives at the French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc's residence in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
![Ludovic Marin French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at New Caledonia's High Commissioner residency, in Noumea, France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia Thursday May, 23, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron pushed Thursday on a visit to riot-hit New Caledonia for the removal of protesters' barricades and said police sent in to help battle deadly unrest in the French Pacific archipelago "will stay as long as necessary," even as security services back in France focus in coming weeks on safeguarding the Paris Olympics. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b51e94c75a154dcf80b83ad4175e3070/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at New Caledonia's High Commissioner residency, in Noumea, France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia Thursday May, 23, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron pushed Thursday on a visit to riot-hit New Caledonia for the removal of protesters' barricades and said police sent in to help battle deadly unrest in the French Pacific archipelago "will stay as long as necessary," even as security services back in France focus in coming weeks on safeguarding the Paris Olympics. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)
![Ludovic Marin New Caledonia's President, Louis Mapou reacts during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and New Caledonia's elected officials and local representatives at the French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc's residence in Noumea,New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fbc1b19f420b418aa8d69bd49a2b9abb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
New Caledonia's President, Louis Mapou reacts during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and New Caledonia's elected officials and local representatives at the French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc's residence in Noumea,New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
![Ludovic Marin A road block in central Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/590c9aa925954c549d0b560b0c4eac9b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A road block in central Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
![Ludovic Marin French President Emmanuel Macron takes notes during a meeting with New Caledonia's elected officials and local representatives at the French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc's residence in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3e1e5099c935440eb5c9e3eeb4621beb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French President Emmanuel Macron takes notes during a meeting with New Caledonia's elected officials and local representatives at the French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc's residence in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
![Ludovic Marin French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting with New Caledonia's elected officials at the French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc's residence in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/dad9281c527d4a08ac15a6c7c66cc52b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting with New Caledonia's elected officials at the French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc's residence in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
![Ludovic Marin France's Minister for Interior and Overseas Gerald Darmanin attends a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, New Caledonia's elected officials and local representatives at the French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc's residence in Noumea,New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7592253643c04085b9e6db846455f76f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
France's Minister for Interior and Overseas Gerald Darmanin attends a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, New Caledonia's elected officials and local representatives at the French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc's residence in Noumea,New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
![Ludovic Marin French President Emmanuel Macron visits the central police station in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, after crossing the globe in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago gripped by deadly unrest.(Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/63dd3d4e1fa34834941a7dfec97dd58a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French President Emmanuel Macron visits the central police station in Noumea, New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, after crossing the globe in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago gripped by deadly unrest.(Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
![Ludovic Marin French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at New Caledonia's High Commissioner residency in Noumea, France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia Thursday May, 23, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron pushed Thursday on a visit to riot-hit New Caledonia for the removal of protesters' barricades and said police sent in to help battle deadly unrest in the French Pacific archipelago "will stay as long as necessary," even as security services back in France focus in coming weeks on safeguarding the Paris Olympics. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/571768cb1bcb4e66907aad0a9bb6812c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at New Caledonia's High Commissioner residency in Noumea, France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia Thursday May, 23, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron pushed Thursday on a visit to riot-hit New Caledonia for the removal of protesters' barricades and said police sent in to help battle deadly unrest in the French Pacific archipelago "will stay as long as necessary," even as security services back in France focus in coming weeks on safeguarding the Paris Olympics. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)