Jean-Luc Mélenchon

LFI presidential candidate

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Born: August 19, 1951, Tangier

Education: Marie and Louis Pasteur University, Lycée Regnault, Lycée Pierre-Corneille

Previous offices: minister delegate, Member of the European Parliament

Last updated Nov 9, 2026

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France closes up to 500 schools as student protests spread

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Supporting protests, calling for non-violent methods

France's school protest movement widened into a national labor dispute in early November. A Nov. 5 general strike drew more than 600,000 marchers, the AP reported; the CGT claimed nearly 1.6 million, and the Interior Ministry counted 146,000 at Nov. 7 protests.

Updated 2 days ago