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Explainer: How Did France Move From Student Protests to a Social and Political Crisis?

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France faces a wave of protests that began in September for educational demands and a month later spread with mobilizations against the cost of living, which increased pressure on Emmanuel Macron's government.

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On September 17, in Créteil, Val-de-Marne, high school students decided to block their school. It took only a few days for this cry of anger to spread to the national level. At the heart of the movement, very clear demands: to have teachers, healthy buildings and simply to be heard from a political class that remains deaf to calls. Lynda Dematteo, anthropologist and researcher at the CNRS.

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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The educational crisis, high cost of living and budgetary adjustments fuel a wave of protests

Prof. Dr. Ahmet İnsel offered his assessments on the street movements that began in France and spread to other European countries. Interview with Ahmet İnsel: How did the street movements begin in France, and how are they continuing? Medyascope

Student protests over lack of school resources turned into a social movement against the high cost of living.

·Bogotá, Colombia
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From Madrid, Alexandra Morales analyzed in LG Play the escalation of violence in France, the student demands and the weakening of the government of Emmanuel Macron. She also pointed out the housing crisis, the loss of purchasing power and the uncertainty that new generations are experiencing in different European countries.

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France faces a wave of protests that began in September for educational demands and a month later spread with mobilizations against the cost of living, which increased pressure on Emmanuel Macron's government.

·Mexico City, Mexico
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Metro broke the news on Monday, October 19, 2026.
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