PoliticsFrench Unrest: Are We Witnessing a New ‘Yellow Vests’ Movement?

High-school protests that began as isolated actions in Rennes, Caen and Lille’s suburbs have grown into hundreds of demonstrations across France. Complaints focus on overloaded timetables, staffing shortages and poor facilities, while some protests have involved a burning school, an arson attack on a fire engine and assaults on police. The government calls it urban violence and accuses hard-left agitators of exploiting genuine concerns for political purposes, a charge La France Insoumise denies.

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