### [2026-10-2](/feed/2026/10/2/index.md)

##### 2026 French lycée protests
# French government ministers, including right-wing education minister Édouard Geffray, accuse the far-left of inciting the youth-led unrest across the country. Intelligence agencies briefing the government during a crisis meeting on the riots accuse the left-wing La France Insoumise of actively inciting people to join the protests. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via NDTV](https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/france-blames-radical-left-for-violence-amid-intensifying-school-protests-12127772)
2. [Ynet News](https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sjrfd995fl)

### Changes:

1. French government ministers, including education minister Édouard Geffray, accuse the far-left of inciting the youth-led unrest across the country. Intelligence agencies briefing the government during a crisis meeting on the riots say the far-left La France Insoumise are actively inciting people to join the protests.  _2026-10-02 16:11:23 (First version)_
1. French government ministers, including right-wing education minister Édouard Geffray, accuse the far-left of inciting the youth-led unrest across the country. Intelligence agencies briefing the government during a crisis meeting on the riots accuse the left-wing La France Insoumise of actively inciting people to join the protests.  _(Current version)_

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