Student protests grip France as Prime Minister Lecornu calls crisis meeting — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/student-protests-grip-france-as-prime-minister-lecornu-calls-crisis-meetingContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. French PM Lecornu Calls Crisis Meeting as Student Protests Spread Nationwidehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/student-protests-grip-france-as-prime-minister-lecornu-calls-crisis-meetinghttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/student-protests-grip-france-as-prime-minister-lecornu-calls-crisis-meeting#u98557Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:16:26 +0000France faces widespread student unrest as high school protests over school conditions escalate into urban violence, fires, and clashes with police. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu convened a crisis cabinet meeting and canceled ministerial trips to address the nationwide demonstrations. Authorities closed 400 schools on Friday, and hundreds of arrests have been made following protests that began in the Paris region and snowballed across the country.Why it mattersThe demonstrations erupted in schools around Paris over complaints regarding under-resourced facilities and long hours. The unrest ha