French Caribbean Overseas territories voted against more autonomy

Tuesday, January 12th 2010 - 03:40 UTC

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Voters in the French overseas departments of Martinique and French Guiana rejected proposals that would have given them more autonomy from France. Martinique, in the Caribbean, voted 78.9% against greater autonomy in a Sunday referendum and Guiana, voted 69.8%, the Ministry of Overseas Collectivities said. Turnout was 55.35% in Martinique and 48.16% in Guiana. Read full article

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danxii
It's a clever decision to keep attached to France. If an overseas territory became more autonomic, it risks one day becoming fully independent. Take a look to Surinam, are people doing better without Dutch protection?
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