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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

France's far-left presidential candidate cheers Gen Z school protests

Paris: French far-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon on Sunday celebrated high school students whose protest movement has shaken France as he called at a campaign rally for lowering the voting age to 16 and an end to selective admission to universities.

The fiery anti-capitalist Melenchon also took aim at US President Donald Trump, NATO and the global financial system, in a sweeping speech to thousands of supporters meant to kick his campaign into high gear for next year's two-round election in April and May.

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