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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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.
What each one tells
opposition
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.
- France
by numbers
the narrative highlights the discrepancy between the ministry's and organizers' counts.
What the account puts first
GermanyElectoral and budgetary
the narrative prioritizes the presidential campaign and financial situation over the content of the school demands.
- France
Reliance on student testimonies
school grievances are mainly conveyed through quoted statements from high school students.
What it leans on
GermanyReliance on the government version
the criticism of La France insoumise is reported, without including the party's response in the passage.
and the figures
161,500
Demonstrators of October 13 (official count)
people
different figuresmore than 160,000 according to the police