French students vow to keep protesting
Amid growing concerns over violence, people across France, young and old alike, are weighing up whether taking part in demonstrations is worth the risk. France 24โs Ophelie Jackson reports.
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Amid growing concerns over violence, people across France, young and old alike, are weighing up whether taking part in demonstrations is worth the risk. France 24โs Ophelie Jackson reports.
French President Emmanuel Macron is meeting with high school student representatives Friday for the first time since the month-long student protests over teacher shortages and run-down schools began. The president is also holding a "defence council" to prepare for Saturday's planned demonstrations. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Will it be autumn recess to the rescue for a beleaguered French government? Ministers no doubt counting the days until Friday evening when the holidays start in hopes that an unexpected student movement disappears as quickly as it materialized. A movement sparked three weeks ago by deteriorating conditions in a Paris area high school may take a leave of absenceโฆ but what about demands for a generation that feels left behind by cost cutting? Only one partyโs sided vocally with the students since the very start, Jean-Luc Mรฉlenchonโs far-left France Unbowed.