Valerie Pecresse

President of Ile-de-France region

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Office: President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France

Born: July 14, 1967, Neuilly-sur-Seine

Education: HEC Paris, École nationale d'administration

Previous offices: Government spokesperson of France, member of the regional council of Île-de-France

Last updated Nov 9, 2026

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France closes up to 500 schools as student protests spread

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Reported more than a third of regional schools to close

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.

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