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Why is the system failing France’s younger generation?

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Why is the system failing France’s younger generation?

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In 1986, French students took to the streets and won. The government withdrew its plan for university reform. Forty years later, some of the people running France are from the same generation that achieved change. And a new generation is on the streets demanding to be heard. Al Jazeera’s Yasmeen ElTahan explain what changed.

By Yasmeen EltahanPublished On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026

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