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Why is the system failing France’s younger generation?
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Money Works Why is the system failing France’s younger generation? In 1986, French students took to the streets and won. The government withdrew its plan for university reform.
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Why is the system failing France’s younger generation?
In 1986, French students took to the streets and won. The government withdrew its plan for university reform. Forty years later, some of the people running France are from the same generation that achieved change. And a new generation is on the streets demanding to be heard. Al Jazeera’s Yasmeen ElTahan explain what changed.
Published On 28 Oct 2026