The French Student Uprising Explained

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In this video, we’re going to take a closer look at why the student protests in France started in the first place, why they’ve been so polarising, and what they mean for French politics.

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Source list:

Assemblée Nationale report: https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/16/rapports/cion-cedu/l16b1974_rapport-information#_Toc256000005
OECD PISA report: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/pisa-2025-results-volume-i-country-notes_2d4ff9ea-en/france_6d229453-en.html#section-d1e136
X posts:
https://x.com/JLMelenchon/status/2105649544180416884
https://x.com/MLP_officiel/status/2105612628135498176/video/1
https://x.com/amnestyfrance/status/2106036540254097497

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