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Protest leaders urge French pupils to keep barricading their schools

“Today we’re at the negotiating table, we’re able to negotiate with the government,” Pierre Sourzat of Les Lycéens told France Info television.

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The Guardian reports: “Today we’re at the negotiating table, we’re able to negotiate with the government,” Pierre Sourzat of Les Lycéens told France Info television.

“We’re in a power struggle and we still need to call for continued mobilisation to meet a maximum of our demands.”

This world story centres on France. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include French, Pierre Sourzat of Les Lycéens and France Info.

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France · Europe
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The Guardian
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French, Pierre Sourzat of Les Lycéens, France Info
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World

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