{"id":385689,"date":"2026-10-07T22:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-truth-behind-frances-student-protests-fourreal-france-protests-students-youth-politics\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T22:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:00:12","slug":"the-truth-behind-frances-student-protests-fourreal-france-protests-students-youth-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-truth-behind-frances-student-protests-fourreal-france-protests-students-youth-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"The truth behind France&#8217;s student protests #FourReal #France #Protests #Students #Youth #Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/dLo0lPbZ2QQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The truth behind France's student protests #FourReal #France #Protests #Students #Youth #Politics\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dLo0lPbZ2QQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>France\u2019s young people are angry, and their protests are getting increasingly violent.<\/p>\n<p>But what\u2019s driving them onto the streets?<\/p>\n<p>Students are describing overcrowded classrooms, missing teachers and schools struggling to cope. Now, as France faces pressure to cut public spending, they fear they\u2019ll be asked to do more with less.<\/p>\n<p>And the protests are becoming a political battleground, with the government and opposition blaming each other for the violence and what it says about France\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>What started as a fight over schools has become a much bigger argument about public services, money and politics, with a presidential election looming. And the students say they\u2019re not stopping.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France\u2019s young people are angry, and their protests are getting increasingly violent. But what\u2019s driving them onto the streets? Students are describing overcrowded classrooms, missing teachers and schools struggling to cope. 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