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French government meets student representatives after weeks of unrest; students call for new protests on October 31

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French student union leaders call for 'continued mobilisation' after meeting PM
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The French government met student representatives on Monday, October 26, after weeks of unrest, according to France 24. Students who had demanded a meeting for weeks welcomed the progress but are calling for continued mobilisation and fresh demonstrations on Saturday, October 31, to press for further measures. A later France 24 report says the government announced new school measures, which student union leaders called a first step while vowing to keep mobilising as they expected further proposals.

This continues an earlier story: French authorities seek to ban protests as Macron prepares to meet students

Later: French high school blockades resume on a smaller scale as students return from break

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  1. France 24

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    France 24 reports that the French government met student representatives on Monday, October 26, after weeks of unrest, and that student union leaders are calling for continued mobilisation and fresh demonstrations on Saturday, October 31.

  2. France 24

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    France 24 reports that the government announced new school measures after weeks of student unrest, and that student union leaders called them a first step but vowed to keep mobilising as they expected further proposals.

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