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With the vast majority of French high schools reopening despite calls for new blockades, and the number of people attending weekend demonstrations down for the third week in a row, are the protests in France beginning to die out? We spoke to one political expert who says he believes they will, saying it is difficult to see who people are protesting against, given that the government has no majority in parliament. Renaud Foucart is senior lecturer in the Department of Economics at Lancaster University.
He notes, however, that the sheer number of people taking to the streets over the past month shows how disappointing the political debate in France has become. He spoke to us in Perspective. French high school blockades to restart on Monday, student unions say French far-right leader Le Pen seeks to leverage unrest in presidential campaign kick-off French student protesters are being 'exploited' by political forces, Macron says 'No political solution' to anger in France, expert says amid ongoing protests 'Real questions to be asked' after deadly train collision in Spain, journalist says As China's Communist Party holds plenum, Xi's anti-corruption drive continues © 2026 Copyright France 24 - All rights reserved.
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