French students vow more protests despite Macron government's concessions
Student leaders said the concessions were not enough and vowed more demonstrations as the unrest spread to unions and other activists.
- French student leaders vowed on Monday to continue protesting despite government education concessions, keeping pressure on President Emmanuel Macron as the movement expands to unions and other activists.
- Education Minister Edouard Geffray unveiled a package including $4.5 billion for school renovations and capped class sizes, though student representative Louis Letoublon said, "Not all our demands were met."
- Business leaders reported ongoing economic damage, with CCI France head Alain Di Crescenzo noting that many retailers remained closed following violence nine days ago, causing sharp falls in sales.
- Far-Right frontrunner Marine Le Pen has gained support amid instability, with recent polling placing her at 33.5% compared to 17% for hard-left rival Jean-Luc Melenchon ahead of next year's election.
- President Macron acknowledged the likelihood of further unrest ahead of a nationwide day of protests set for November 5, as the government faces limited fiscal flexibility with national debt approaching 120% of GDP.
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Despite the announcement of some measures by the government, the protests do not seem to subside in France The post France: "Government promises cannot calm the anger" – New demonstrations and strike appeared first on in.gr.
Reformatorisch Dagblad
The French teachers' union SNES-FSU is not satisfied with the reforms promised by the government following protests. "What the ministry has said is only the beginning of an answer," said Secretary-General Sophie Vénétitay. "It will not be enough to quell the anger."
French protests: Student union leaders vow to keep mobilising
In France, after weeks of student unrest, the government announced new school measures. Student union leaders said it's a first step but vowed to keep mobilising as they expected further proposals.
French teachers say government education measures to quell protests fall short
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS, Oct 27 (Reuters) - French teachers said on Tuesday that education reforms aimed at ending weeks of protests were insufficient and would not be enough to quell students' anger. The French government on Monday announced a raf...
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