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Students March in Paris to Protest Macron's Education Reforms (VIDEO)

© AP Photo / Francois MoriHigh school students protesting against the government's new youth jobs law, spend the afternoon disrupting traffic outside the Sorbonne University, Paris, France (File)
High school students protesting against the government's new youth jobs law, spend the afternoon disrupting traffic outside the Sorbonne University, Paris, France (File) - Sputnik International
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Students held a demonstration in the French capital on 17 January to express their opposition to French President Emmanuel Macron's proposal to alter the end-of-school baccalauréat exam.

This latest protest comes after over two months of nationwide Yellow Vests anti-government rallies and riots in France, with authorities still struggling to tackle the movement.

The Yellow Vests protests — named after the reflective garment all drivers in France are legally required to carry in their vehicles at all times — started in mid-November. The French government later scrapped its planned fuel tax hike, which sparked the initial protests, but the Yellow Vests has since morphed into a broader movement against government policies and rising living costs.

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