PoliticsAre student protests being manipulated ahead of France’s presidential election?

Student protests in France have continued for weeks, with unions and figures from the Yellow Vests movement expected to join demonstrations. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu suggested students’ anger was being manipulated and accused Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s France Unbowed party of exploiting the protests for electoral gain. Protesters called for better education and challenged inequality. The article also examines France’s fiscal and political strains and quotes views on decentralisation and education reform.

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