French presidential campaign heats up as student protests fuel political clashes
Police detained more than 400 people as students protested overcrowded classes, teacher shortages and planned budget cuts, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Sept. 29, high school students across France blockaded dozens of schools to protest overcrowded classrooms and teacher shortages, resulting in clashes with police and over 400 detentions as the movement spread nationwide beyond Paris.
- Coordinated disruptions fused with nationwide public-sector strikes as workers and students protested a proposed €54 billion austerity drive, which includes a fourth consecutive annual pay freeze for state employees designed to save €2 billion.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nunez reported 440 detentions and 48 injuries to law enforcement officers during violent clashes outside schools. Officials estimated repair costs at €200,000, while students displayed slogans including "more hours of lessons than sleep."
- Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu condemned the escalation as "irresponsible," accusing the far-left France Unbowed party of hijacking the movement. Party leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon countered, calling the government's response a "crackdown" with "obvious racist undertones."
- The unrest complicates Lecornu's path to passing the 2027 budget, due for unveiling on Thursday. With presidential elections seven months away, the protests underscore deep public dissatisfaction with President Emmanuel Macron's minority government.
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Injuries and arrests as high school students keep up blockade of French schools
Dozens of people have been injured and hundreds arrested, most of them children, officials said, in a wave of student demonstrations against teacher shortages and dilapidated buildings which on Wednesday impacted high schools nationwide.
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France Detains 440 as Student-Led School Protests Erupt Into Clashes Ahead of 2027 Budget
Hundreds were detained, most of them minors, after protests over teacher shortages, overcrowded schools and public-sector funding spread across France and some demonstrations descended into ... The post France Detains 440 as Student-Led School Protests Erupt Into Clashes Ahead of 2027 Budget first appeared on [your]NEWS.
Paris. France lived yesterday a day of protests, with strikes by officials and clashes between students and police, two days before the budget presentation and a few months after a presidential election in which the ultra-right party takes part as a favorite.
High school student union calls for continuation of blockades on Thursday
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