Frankreich: Schülerproteste erreichen neuen Höhepunkt – Macron ruft zu Krisensitzung
Schüler, Studenten, Eltern und Gewerkschaften – die Proteste für bessere Schulen weiten sich aus. Macron zieht nun Konsequenzen und berät mit Ministern über das weitere Vorgehen.
Paris. In response to the escalating protests in France, President Emmanuel Macron is set to convene a crisis meeting on the evening to discuss the situation, according to French media reports. The meeting is to be attended by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, Interior Minister Laurent Nuez, and Education Minister Édouard Geffray, the BFMTV news channel and newspapers "Le Monde" and "Le Parisien" reported, citing information from the Élysée Palace.
Macron had previously not intervened in the handling of the student protests, which began a week ago.
On a nationwide protest day this Tuesday, demonstrations took place across France, including Paris and numerous major cities. According to the Interior Ministry, 256,000 people participated in the demonstrations, with 56,000 gathering in Paris alone. Educational unions claimed that 450,000 people participated in the protests nationwide, and a total of 1,800 schools were blocked or safely closed.
Furthermore, 90 percent of universities were blocked. The Ministry of Education reported that instruction at 891 schools was completely or partially suspended. The unions had initially joined the student protest for better school equipment and improved learning conditions – teachers and parents were also involved.
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