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Cerfia reported that several figures from the left reacted to the violence that occurred during the day of mobilization. Olivier Faure condemned the vandals, accusing them of harming the movement, while Raphaël Glucksmann deemed that the Republic was under attack. Ségolène Royal condemned the looting while blaming the government for its inaction regarding the demands. Jean-Luc Mélenchon accused the executive of having "played with fire" and denounced what he considered savage repression directives, which he held responsible for an unprecedented mobilization. #mobilisation #violences #République (translated)

AlertesInfos reported that Jean-Luc Mélenchon accused Sébastien Lecornu of provoking a regime crisis and triggering an unprecedented mobilization with his repressive instructions, which he referred to as savage. He also stated that the Prime Minister was not a statesman and warned the police that, in his opinion, the government would abandon them at the first opportunity. #Politique #France #Mélenchon (translated)

The author accused Mr. Lecornu of having "played with fire," believing that his strategy of allowing the situation to deteriorate had united the youth and the workers' unions. He added that the revelation by Le Canard enchaîné of repression directives that he deemed brutal had triggered a mobilization. #Mobilisation #Syndicats #Jeunesse #FR (translated)

As a large-scale protest looms, "the entourage of the Minister of the Interior" (🤔) is paving the way: "The far-left [?] will make the processions degenerate." Convenient, this self-fulfilling prophecy. To dissuade the protesters and justify the repression in advance. (translated)

Permanente Revolution indicated that a large march had started from the Paul Éluard high school in Saint-Denis. According to the media, high school students, teachers, education workers, and students had marched through the city on October 17, after a gathering against police repression. https://t.co/gNoru9pK6k #SaintDenis #Manifestation #Éducation (translated)

The author stated that on the eve of the mobilizations of October 17, five Iranian student organizations had published a statement denouncing the repression and expressing their solidarity with the French demonstrators. https://t.co/wPTyOJJwkF #Solidarité #Jeunesse #Mobilisation #FR #IR (translated)

I am quite surprised by the way the government has chosen to respond to this protest. It's not about budget amendments to improve purchasing power or enhance tax justice, but rather to say that we will use LBDs [defensive bullet launchers] and grenades as we have always done. Among the environmentalists, MP Léa Balage El Mariky is concerned about potential violent police repression: "I am quite surprised by the way the government has chosen to respond to this protest. It's not about budget amendments to improve purchasing power or enhance tax justice, but rather to say that we will use LBDs [defensive bullet launchers] and grenades as we have always done." #Mobilisation17Octobre #ColèreLycéenne #PolitiqueFrançaise (translated)

Antoine Léaument stated that, over the past ten years, the RN had not participated in any social struggle against Macronism and had always sided with repression. He added that October 17 would be no exception and that activists from La France insoumise would be in the streets. He also expressed his support for the people mobilized. #LutteSociale #Solidarité #Mobilisation (translated)

A police intervention deemed "violent" took place at Paul-Eluard high school in Saint-Denis, where a student was arrested, provoking anger from the educational staff and students, who denounced acts of excessive repression. #LycéePaulEluard #SaintDenis #ViolencePolicière (translated)

Paul Vannier indicated that he visited the police custody cells at the Argenteuil police station to verify the conditions of detention of high school students arrested that same day in his constituency. He mentioned that he had requested a medical examination for one of them. According to him, more than 7,000 custody cases had taken place since the start of the high school movement, a sign of an unprecedented wave of repression against youth. The deputy, who presented himself as a supporter of the mobilized high school students, stated that he would remain committed to defending the rights of those expressing their demands. #DroitsDesLycéens #Justice #Mobilisation (translated)

Nicolas, a literature teacher in Seine-Saint-Denis, expresses his pride at the growing political engagement of his students, who challenge the stereotypes of a depoliticized generation, while denouncing the police repression they are facing. #Éducation #EngagementCitoyen #RépressionPolicière (translated)