Mobilisation on 24 October: after the Elysée, the high school representatives keep their call

The Elysée meeting did not lift the call to protest. After their exchange with Emmanuel Macron on Friday, October 23, high school representatives called for "continue to mobilize," on the eve of the national day of October 24. TF1 Info and La Croix converge on this point: Presidential listening is recognized, but organizations expect concrete commitments. The first steps are expected on Monday at a meeting with the Prime Minister. [S8] [S10]

Courseup: a promise of recasting, not repeal

According to TF1 Info, about 20 representatives spent almost three hours at the Elysée. Nathanaël Combary, chairman of the board of the High School Renewal, described a president "listening". Louis Letublon, of the organization Lyceans!, expressed more distrust, denouncing what he considers a "policy of destroying public education services". These different assessments do not lead to an abandonment of mobilization. [S8]

The main commitment reported relates to Parcoursup. According to the representatives received, Emmanuel Macron promised a "redesign" of the platform for access to higher education. TF1 Info stated that it would be a "total" overhaul without repeal, and also referred to measures on the school building to be unveiled on Monday. The Cross points out that the request for repeal remains at the end of the meeting. The exact scope of the changes, their timing and their effects on the guidance of students are not established in the available information. [S8] [S10]

Security and freedom to demonstrate: two demands in tension

The exchange takes place as the authorities strengthen the supervision of the rallies after the violence of 17 October. East Republican reports the announcement by Laurent Nuñez of 70,000 policemen and gendarmes mobilized on Saturday. Franceinfo recalls Emmanuel Macron's justification for protecting city centres, shops and public buildings, including alternative circuits. This announced mechanism does not prejudge the course of the demonstrations or the behaviour of their participants. [S1] [S9]

The challenge also concerns the choice of authorized organizers. According to franceinfo, the Head of State announced that only demonstrations requested by trade unions could be authorized. Marylise Léon, Secretary General of the CFDT, contests this logic: "It is not for the President of the Republic to decide who is legitimate to deposit a demonstration route," she said, asking for a review on a case-by-case basis. The disagreement therefore concerns the conditions for exercising the freedom to demonstrate, not just the level of police means. [S1] [S9]

Appeals are another avenue of action. The Cross reports that seven left-wing parties filed an interim release before the Council of State against presidential orders. Franceinfo further states that the administrative court cancelled Thursday the ban on a Parisian student gathering. This precise decision does not apply to the general cancellation of the restrictions provided for on Saturday ; The outcome of the national remedy is not established by the sources consulted. [S9] [S10]

Different consequences in different cities

In Bordeaux, TF1 Info and La Croix report a ban on demonstrations in the city centre after the failure of discussions on the route. The inter-union CGT-FO-FSU maintains its call for assembly and announces that it wants to challenge the order in court. The prefecture invokes the protection of the hypercentre. For participants, therefore, the union call and administrative authorization remain two separate questions. [S8] [S10]

In Rouen, the municipality specifies that prefectural prohibitions apply Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. in three sectors: Pasteur, an area of Saint-Sever around the mall and the hypercentre. The scope of the restrictions thus depends on precise perimeters and schedules. In Marseilles, Le Est Républicain also reports that the prefect has returned to the announced suspension of public transport: local information is evolving and the first announcements do not necessarily describe the definitive situation. [S11] [S1]

The rally against the RN Congress in Orléans is a political object distinct from the national social mobilization. Franceinfo treats him in his panorama of restrictions, but it does not allow to deduce the claims of high school students received at the Élysée. The central point for the latter remains the translation of promises into decisions: at this stage, the meeting opened an exchange without ending their call to mobilize. [S9] [S8] [S10]