Why is the system failing France’s younger generation?
Author: Yasmeen EltahanPublished on: October 28, 2026Country: France
Society & LifestylePolitics

In 1986, French students took to the streets and secured the withdrawal of a proposed university reform. Forty years later, a new generation is protesting to be heard, while some of France’s leaders belong to the generation that achieved change then. Yasmeen Eltahan examines what has changed between the two periods.
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