French students protest during school holidays as Macron meets student representatives and law enforcement

Summary

French student protesters organised new demonstrations on Thursday, even though it is currently the school holidays in France, according to France 24. Student representatives are set to meet soon with Education Minister Edouard Geffray. Channel NewsAsia reports that France is bracing for the new protests as President Emmanuel Macron seeks to restore order, and that he is set to host, for the first time, representatives of high school pupils, whose protests over conditions at their schools sparked a nationwide movement. France 24's live coverage reports that Macron is meeting student representatives and law enforcement ahead of the new protests, and its headline says the prime minister has said some 70,000 security forces will be mobilised for French protests on Saturday.

Timeline

1. France 24

   22 Oct 2026, 15:37 UTCSource ↗

   France 24 reports that French student movement organised new protests on Thursday, even though it is currently the school holidays in France, and that student representatives are set to meet soon with Education Minister Edouard Geffray.

2. Channel NewsAsia

   23 Oct 2026, 09:36 UTCSource ↗

   Channel NewsAsia reports that France is bracing for new protests as Macron seeks to restore order, and that he is set to host for the first time representatives of high school pupils, whose protests over conditions at their schools sparked a nationwide movement.

3. France 24

   23 Oct 2026, 10:58 UTCSource ↗

   France 24's live coverage reports that Macron is meeting student representatives and law enforcement ahead of new protests, and its headline says the prime minister says some 70,000 security forces will be mobilised for French protests on Saturday.