France: the high school protest movement doubles in size as Greta Thunberg joins the marches, six months before the presidential election
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GermanyBerlin is deciphering a high school student-led movement that is taking hold in the French political landscape: the German press sees it as less of a revolt against a particular decision and more of a general malaise, which the presidential campaign and the debacle of public finances are masking.
What each one tells
opposition
FranceParis is first focusing on the high school students' criticism of the public school system: classes without teachers, run-down buildings, Parcoursup, amidst a battle of numbers between the ministry and organizers.
- Germany
Electoral and budgetary
the narrative prioritizes the presidential campaign and financial situation over the content of the school demands.
What the account puts first
Franceby numbers
the narrative highlights the discrepancy between the ministry's and organizers' counts.
- Germany
Reliance on the government version
the criticism of La France insoumise is reported, without including the party's response in the passage.
What it leans on
FranceReliance on student testimonies
school grievances are mainly conveyed through quoted statements from high school students.
and the figures
more than 160,000 according to the police
Demonstrators of October 13 (official count)
people
different figures161,500