Politics · France · 2 hrs ago
Most youth groups leave meeting on Parcoursup
On 9 November, most student and school-student organisations left a meeting on Parcoursup at the prime minister’s office in Matignon, Paris.
The prime minister was at the meeting, which took place during a wider period of student mobilisation.
Only a few youth groups and elected student representatives stayed, including Renouveau lycéen, the Union nationale interuniversitaire and some members of the National Council for Student Life.
The discussion focused on Parcoursup, the system at the centre of the meeting.
The walkout shows that many youth organisations did not remain in the talks.
The information given does not say what was agreed on Parcoursup or what the next steps will be.
A large part of the youth and student organisations left a meeting on Parcoursup at Matignon.
The meeting concerned reform of Parcoursup, France’s higher-education admissions system.
Only Renouveau lycéen, the Union nationale interuniversitaire and some elected members of the National Council for Student Life chose to stay, according to a participant quoted by AFP.
The meeting took place on 9 November 2026.
A related franceinfo headline quoted someone saying they would not enter a room with the far right, but the sources do not establish that this was the reason all the organisations left.
- Who
- A large part of the youth and student organisations attending the meeting.
- What
- They left a meeting on Parcoursup. Some organisations and elected student representatives stayed.
- When
- 9 November 2026.
- Where
- Matignon, the French prime minister’s office in Paris.
- Why
- The sources do not state why the organisations left as a group.
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- Date
- 9 November 2026
- Location
- Matignon
- Organisations that stayed
- Renouveau lycéen and the Union nationale interuniversitaire
- Other attendees who stayed
- Some elected members of the National Council for Student Life
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What people are saying
We will never enter a room with the far right