Politics · France · 2 hrs ago
Lecornu meets student representatives before talks on Parcoursup reform
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is meeting high-school and student representatives after major school protests in October.
The meetings come two months after school blockades began.
The representatives include groups for high-school pupils and university students.
After their initial exchange with Lecornu, officials are due to hold a first work session on reforming Parcoursup, France’s university admissions system.
The youth groups canceled a press conference after objecting to the presence of CNews, a television channel.
In Lyon, nearly 100 school principals and deputies also gathered to call for action over violence linked to the protests.
The scheduled Parcoursup session is the next step described, but no decisions on reform are given.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is meeting representatives of high school and university students before a working meeting on reforming Parcoursup.
The meetings follow strong student mobilisations in October and school blockades that began two months earlier.
Lecornu is due to meet the representatives from 15:30 to 17:00 for an initial exchange.
A working meeting on Parcoursup reform is scheduled from 17:00 to 19:00.
The youth inter-union group cancelled a news conference before the meeting after objecting to CNews’s presence.
- Who
- Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and representatives of high school and university students.
- What
- They are meeting for an initial exchange, followed by a working meeting on Parcoursup reform.
- When
- Monday, 9 November 2026. The initial exchange is scheduled for 15:30 to 17:00, followed by talks from 17:00 to 19:00.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The meetings follow strong student mobilisations in October and are intended to begin work on reforming Parcoursup.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The first school blockades began.
Strong student mobilisations took place.
Lecornu is due to hold an initial exchange with student representatives.
A working meeting on Parcoursup reform is scheduled.
- Prime minister
- Sébastien Lecornu
- Initial exchange
- 15:30–17:00
- Parcoursup meeting
- 17:00–19:00
- Publication date
- 9 November 2026
- Student organisations
- Fage, Unef, Union étudiante and USL
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