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France Makes Concessions to Students, but Not Enough to Halt Protests

The government promised to phase out an unpopular university admissions system by 2028. Student groups are pushing for more.

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Student representatives after a meeting on Monday with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu in Paris.
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A Day After Renewed Street Clashes in France, Relief and Anxiety Mix

While the police kept a lid on vandalism, the huge number of protesters and France’s fraught politics suggest unrest could grow.

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Protesters shielding themselves from a water cannon in Paris on Saturday.
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Unrest Erupts Again in France, but This Time, With Less Property Damage

After largely peaceful marches on Saturday, clashes broke out in the evening. But a large-scale police presence, 1,000 arrests and the rerouting of protest routes kept a lid on wholesale vandalism.

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Protesters amid tear gas near Place de la Bourse in Bordeaux, western France, on Saturday.
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Paris, Battened Down Against Riots, Offers Lonely Welcome to Visitors

Americans on hand for the N.F.L.’s first-ever game in France found famous museums closed and shops boarded up.

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Security forces blocked access to the Place de la Bastille in Paris on Saturday for protesters and visitors alike.
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Macron Dreamed of Reviving France, but His Term Is Ending in Crisis

Nearly a decade after his first election as president, Emmanuel Macron is presiding over a tense country sliding toward the fiscal brink.

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Students protesting in Paris on Thursday for better school conditions. President Emmanuel Macron has left his prime minister to publicly address nationwide school protests.
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French Student Protests Continue as Government Seeks Way Out of Crisis

Mass protests over decrepit schools and absent teachers are in their third week, with more planned. Officials have failed so far to quell a movement drawing many adult supporters.

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Protesters in Nantes, France, clashed with the police on Thursday as part of a wave of demonstrations across the country.
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For France’s Resurgent Far Left, Student Protests Are an Opening and a Threat

Far-left leaders are cheering on the students. Government officials accuse them of stirring up the unrest for political gain.

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Jean-Luc Mélenchon at a demonstration in Paris on Tuesday. The protests have provided him with both opportunity and peril.
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