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Gabriel Attal focuses on young people at Lyon campaign rally
Gabriel Attal, the Renaissance candidate for president of France, held a campaign rally in Lyon on October 10, 2026.
He focused on young people and education while high school students were continuing to mobilize.
Attal said students deserved to be heard and respected, while condemning people who damage property.
He also criticized the France Unbowed party and the National Rally in his speech.
His campaign has struggled to gain momentum, and he is behind Édouard Philippe, according to the account.
Attal said he wants to present his proposals to 150 young people chosen by lot from those who respond to a future call for volunteers on his social media.
The sources give no further details about when that convention will take place.
Gabriel Attal held a campaign rally in Lyon on 10 October 2026, focusing on young people and education.
The Renaissance presidential candidate said he wanted to be a president who understands and speaks to young people.
He addressed mobilised high-school students and condemned acts of vandalism.
Attal proposed a new generation pact and said he would put proposals to 150 young people selected by lot.
His campaign was struggling to gain momentum, and the campaign team said about 2,000 people attended.
- Who
- Gabriel Attal, the Renaissance candidate for president and a former prime minister.
- What
- He held a rally focused on young people and education, presenting proposals for high-school students.
- When
- Saturday, 10 October 2026.
- Where
- Amphithéâtre 3 000 in Lyon.
- Why
- He was seeking to relaunch a campaign that the article said was struggling to gain momentum, while addressing young people and their concerns.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
In six months, I want to be the president who speaks to young people because he understands them
You deserve to be listened to, you deserve respect, you deserve answers
a new generation pact based on rights and duties
An Ipsos-BVA Cesi engineering school poll found that 11% of surveyed likely voters aged 18 to 24 backed Attal when tested as the sole candidate of the central bloc.
Attal held a rally at Amphithéâtre 3 000 in Lyon, with about 2,000 people present, according to his campaign team.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon was due to hold a meeting in Clermont-Ferrand focused on education.
- Rally date
- 10 October 2026
- Venue
- Amphithéâtre 3 000, Lyon
- Attendance
- About 2,000, according to Attal's campaign team
- Proposed youth consultation
- 150 young people selected by lot
- Attal's poll support among likely voters aged 18 to 24
- 11% when tested as the sole candidate of the central bloc
Sources
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