Our reporter Ségolène Le Stradic reports from Paris as labor unions rally in solidarity with high school students protesting school conditions.

An autumn of discontent has gripped the country ahead of its presidential election.

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Union members, parents, teachers and others took part in mass demonstrations around the country, backing student demands that the government invest more in schools.

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