# Student protests and French public sector strike heap pressure on Macron

https://mins.news/en/item/78430

- Reuters, 2026-09-29 10:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/student-protests-french-public-sector-strike-heap-pressure-macron-2026-09-29/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abb9457275db50001983272

> French civil servants went on strike on Tuesday while high school students blocked school entrances to protest planned budget cuts, adding to pressure on Emmanuel Macron ahead of next year’s presidential election.

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