FRANCE – Macron convenes the government after the high-school student protests

PARIS, October 6 /ATSH-AFP/ – French President Emmanuel Macron is chairing a meeting this evening at the Elysee Palace to assess the high-school student protests, a government source said, confirming a report by BFMTV.

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez and Education Minister Edouard Geffray will be among those attending, according to the source.

Around 450,000 demonstrators, according to the organisers, marched across France on Tuesday for the “third act” of the movement, demonstrations held under strict police surveillance as the authorities try to quell the anger after several days of tension and clashes.