Archiv: Students protest against education austerity in France 2026 / spreading across other Eurosystem‘s mining regions


17.10.2026 - 14:32 [ Jean-Luc Melenchon ]

Tout pouvoir redoute les révoltes de la jeunesse. – Interview pour Centre Presse

(October 9, 2026)

Je n’imagine pas cette campagne présidentielle comme le simple énoncé d’un programme, mais surtout comme un choix des principes de vie en société. Cette méthode nous a déjà permis d’acquérir une capacité de rassemblement qui surprend les commentateurs. Dans les analyses fournies à propos de notre succès, on parle de qui nous sommes, comment nous agissons, comment nous faisons campagne, nos capacités techniques à faire campagne… Beaucoup voient bien que nous sommes toute une équipe, au contraire de tous nos concurrents. Mais ce n’est pas ça la leçon essentielle de nos succès. Elle est ailleurs, dans la réponse à la question : dans quel état d’esprit est le peuple français. Que se passe-t-il dans la société dont nous sommes l’écho ? Aussi bien quand des jeunes acclament les députés Insoumis qui viennent les voir dans leur faculté ou leur lycée, ce qui est sans précédent.

17.10.2026 - 14:20 [ BBC News / Youtube ]

LIVE: Arrests in Paris as day of protests begins across France | BBC News

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Tens of thousands are expected at protests across France today against rising fuel prices and the cost of living.

A major demonstration is scheduled in Paris for 14:00 local time (13:00 BST) – arrests have already been made in the capital and tear gas has been reported in various cities.

17.10.2026 - 14:09 [ France24.com ]

France‘s fed-up youth: Can presidential candidates connect with student movement?

Only one party has sided vocally with the students since the very start: Jean-Luc Mélenchon‘s far-left France Unbowed.

We ask whether that will consolidate his second place in the polls ahead of next spring‘s presidential elections. That would qualify Mélenchon for the May 2 run-off against the far right‘s Marine Le Pen.

17.10.2026 - 14:00 [ France24.com ]

‚Finish what we started‘: After student protests, France braces for return of the Yellow Vests

A map published on Thursday on the website 17octobregiletjaune.net listed more than 1,000 events planned around the country to denounce rising fuel prices and support high-school students who have been protesting for nearly a month to demand better classroom conditions.

08.10.2026 - 22:37 [ Jean-Luc Mélenchon / X ]

La Bastille est reprise. Démonstration puissante de la jeunesse qui porte ses revendications de la plus belle façon qui soit ! Fierté immense. Rendez-vous mardi 13 octobre à l‘appel des syndicats de jeunes et des salariés.

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08.10.2026 - 22:27 [ Euronews.com ]

Mélenchon declares ‘Bastille retaken’ after major student rally in Paris

The storming of the Bastille in 1789 marked a major turning point in the French Revolution and became a symbol of the people’s resistance to royal authority.

The leader of France Unbowed and his allies have been accused by their opponents of stoking unrest and manipulating young people for political gain. Mélenchon has rejected these criticisms, underlining that despite the fact that his party supports the protests, they were independently launched by students.

The student and professional union coalition has called for another day of protests and strikes on 13 October, with a further major mobilisation planned for 17 October.