French Students ‘Not Giving up the Fight’ as 480,000 Join New Day of School Protests
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Protests demanding improved educational conditions in France have been spreading nationwide for the third week. On the 13th, 480,000 people gathered in Paris, demonstrating their determination to carry on the spirit of the 1968 revolution that led to the resignation of Charles de Gaulle and putting strong pressure on the current government.
Tuesday's demonstrations brought together 480,000 people, according to student unions, who demand an additional investment of 10 billion euros for the education sector in the 2027 budgets.
Mass student protests in France continue with unabated intensity, with trade unions reporting 480,000 demonstrators on the streets and police estimating participation at 160,000. The protests of October 13, 2026 were marked by new incidents, clashes with security forces and arrests.
In France, where student protests have been ongoing for a month, approximately 500,000 people took to the streets yesterday. As students marched to the tune of the Marseillaise while the anthem "An Organized People Cannot Be Defeated" was played by an orchestra in Paris's City Hall Square, police used water cannons to disperse them.
Around 480,000 people took part in the protests held across France yesterday at the call of high school students, the youth union said. French authorities said last night that about 266,000 people took part in yesterday's protests in France, of which between 56,000 and 100,000 in Paris, reports France24. French Education Minister Edouard Geoffrey said yesterday that throughout France [...] The post About 480,000 people took part in the protests …
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