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French presidential campaign heats up as student protests fuel political clashes
The protests have spread to more than 330 high schools, with 164 arrests on Monday as students and unions press for better funding and pay.
- On Monday, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned that escalating student protests are "irresponsible" following the arrest of 164 individuals. Across France, 180 schools faced disruptions, with 12 students, 12 security personnel, and three staff members injured.
- Protesters cite 10 years of President Emmanuel Macron's policies, citing teacher shortages, dilapidated schools, and Parcoursup stress. The Union Syndicale Lycéenne called the blockades a "legitimate response" to systemic neglect in the education system.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez described demonstrations as "urban violence" involving masked individuals with fireworks and projectiles. BFMTV reported that in one incident, a police officer fired a grenade launcher, injuring a high school student in Alpes-Maritimes.
- Lecornu accused the far-left France Unbowed party of encouraging unrest, while LFI leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon blamed the government for having "ordered the crackdown," calling students "harmless." The clash reflects intensifying political divisions.
- These clashes occur as the government attempts to pass a 2027 state budget through the National Assembly amid divided political support. Simultaneously, unions representing civil servants and hospital staff initiated walkouts, compounding pressure on Lecornu's administration.
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France: Throughout France, French students are demonstrating due to dissatisfaction with, among other things, class schedules and a teacher shortage. During blockades of at least…
·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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High school students are demanding better school conditions. The police have used tear gas and batons.
·Helsinki, Finland
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The announcement of the Minister of the Interior after the violent clashes with the police (ANSA)
·Rome, Italy
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Students protest and public sector workers strike ahead of French budget
·London, United Kingdom
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Protests by French high school students demanding better conditions have spread from Paris to the rest of the country.
·Borås, Sweden
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The police have used batons and tear gas in some of the demonstrations.
·Helsinki, Finland
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