After five rounds of protests, students are criticising the lack of concrete commitments and threatening to block schools. Mélenchon’s La France insoumise supports their demands – ranging from Parcoursup to funding for schools – and is aiming to join forces with the ‘yellow vests’ on Saturday. Greta Thunberg is also taking to the streets.

With 66 per cent of the vote, the leader of Place Publique has trounced Faure and his other rivals. He now aims to unite the moderate left – from the Greens to the Socialists – to challenge Mélenchon and Le Pen in the 2027 presidential election.

The French government is attempting to quell the protests by promising more funding for schools, whilst Le Pen and Mélenchon are proposing opposing approaches to taxation and public spending. Meanwhile, students continue to demand more teachers, better schools and 10 billion euros

With a short beard, composed demeanour and a gentle voice, yet speaking with the vocabulary of a professional activist, the president of the USL trade union is a daily presence in front of the cameras and on public radio, where he denounces “social and racist discrimination”, “decaying” institutions and “police violence”. The media’s warnings about the movement

Since 7 October, the French philosopher has been waging a war of words over Israel and Gaza. France insoumise, Rima Hassan, Francesca Albanese and, above all, those who dare not contradict them: “Cowards are more dangerous than madmen, because there are more of them.”

From the shortage of teachers to the cuts in Lecornu’s budget, the protest that began in Créteil has spread to over 400 schools, amid arson attacks, clashes with the police and assaults. Mélenchon is capitalising on the anger of sixth-formers, whilst the government fears that the mobilisation might spread to other sectors too. The role of social media

In the first debate between the five candidates in the Social Democratic bloc’s primaries, foreign policy is a major point of division. Royal does not condemn Putin, whilst the PP leader finds himself isolated on the Gaza Strip issue