Macron to meet student groups: Where are France’s protests heading?

Author: Virginia PietromarchiPublished on: October 23, 2026Country: France
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Macron to meet student groups: Where are France’s protests heading?

Emmanuel Macron is due to meet high school representatives on Friday for the first time since students began calling for education reform in September. Students want better-funded schools, more teachers and a greater say in decisions affecting their future. After largely peaceful demonstrations gave way to violent riots last weekend, authorities are increasing the police presence by 20 percent, imposing a curfew in Paris and banning some protests in Marseille and Lyon. Soumaya Sarre, 18, says students want concrete results rather than promises that have gone unkept.

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