Overseas Territories
Overseas elected officials skeptical before Macron meeting
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Elected officials from France's overseas territories voice skepticism ahead of a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron. The gathering, set for September 30, 2025, aims to address autonomy and economic issues. Representatives doubt unfulfilled past commitments.
Guyanese lawyer advocates replacing 'metropole' with 'Hexagone'
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In a tribune published in Le Monde on October 5, 2025, Guyanese lawyer Patrick Lingibé criticizes the use of 'metropole' to refer to mainland France, viewing it as a postcolonial remnant. He suggests replacing it with 'Hexagone', a neutral geographic term already used in some official texts. This symbolic change would affirm the equality of all French territories.