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France’s island region of Corsica is seeing new stirrings of nationalism, as pro-independence parties won power in the regional elections earlier this month. The new leaders have promised to move toward independence, but cautiously. The caution is based on a few points, among them polls that make clear that most Corsicans want a vote on independence, but that many are not sure it’s a realistic goal economically. Unlike Spain’s Catalonia or the U.K.’s Scotland, Corsica does not have a strong…