Saturday October 17, tens of thousands of people are expected to demonstrate throughout France to denounce the rise in fuel prices, the insufficient resources of National Education and the police management of the high school movement. According to an information note, between 60,000 and 110,000 participants are expected in large student towns outside Paris, as well as on roundabouts, in front of gas stations and supermarkets.
This day of mobilization mainly benefited from the high school movement, which has brought together thousands of adolescents for several weeks to demand better educational conditions, the replacement of absent teachers, or to criticize the current functioning of Parcoursup as well as the management of the movement by the police. Several hundred rallies are expected across France, supported by various unions and left-wing political parties.
In Paris, the procession which will bring together unions and yellow vests will leave from Place de la Bastille. Outside of Paris, the most significant mobilizations are expected in Lyon, Marseille, Lille, Montpellier and Toulouse, with processions expected to bring together between 5,000 and 9,000 people.