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Live: French student representatives hail ‘concrete measures’, call for protests to continue

Published October 26, 2026 8:47 am • Updated October 26, 2026 1:48 pm •
Live: French student representatives hail ‘concrete measures’, call for protests to continue
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Representatives from French high school student groups on Monday hailed the government’s first measures to calm the crisis over ongoing unrest linked to their protest movement, including a gradual replacement of higher education admissions platform Parcoursup, but called for “continued mobilisation” after their meeting with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu. Follow our liveblog for all the latest. 

Representatives from French high school student groups on Monday hailed the government’s first measures to calm the crisis over ongoing unrest linked to their protest movement, including a gradual replacement of higher education admissions platform Parcoursup, but called for “continued mobilisation” after their meeting with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu. Follow our liveblog for all the latest. 

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