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Announcements to be made Monday as the right seek to end crisis
The government should outline an exit with the crisis of the CPE tomorrow (Monday).
At 9am CET, after a private conversation between the President and his Prime Minister, a meeting will be held at Chirac's official residence, the Elysée.
Poll: Villepin and Chirac share loss of face as CPE reinforces trade unions
According to a poll it is the high school and university trade unions who have been most "reinforced" by the CPE crisis, say to 67% of the French public.
The survey, by pollsters CSA for Le Parisien/Aujourd'hui en France and i-TELE, says that over 80% of the French now judge that the Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin (86%) and President Jacques Chirac (85%) have been "weakened" by the CPE crisis. Only 9% of the questioned people said that Villepin had been "reinforced", and 4% could not decide.
6 April: Villepin makes major speech amidst mass transport blockades
A round-up of news from the anti-CPE struggle in France, including Villepin's speech and responses, and the transport blockades across the country.
- Four student demonstrators and one policeman were injured on Thurday, the 6th April. At the end of the aftermoon, the police force removed some 450 students who were blocking the railways on the North Matabiau station and stopped traffic for an hour and half. According to the local authority, the five injured people were transferred to the hospital.
31 March: Summary of today's events
Today's latest developments in the struggle against the new French employment law the CPE.
-Socialist MP François Holland warns Jacques Chirac that in his broadcast tonight, sticking with the CPE would open "a major crisis"
-"the fever mounts" writes Le Parisian after yesterdays day of blockings by high-school pupils, and the constitutional Council Decision to validate the CPE
Opposition grows as 83% now oppose CPE
A new survey by pollsters CSA shows that 83% of the French are now opposed to keeping the CPE.
42% of those questioned said they wished "the suspension" of the CPE with "time to find a solution", 41% supported its withdrawal, just 12% backed Villepins wish to keep it as it is and some 5% could not decide.
Liberation looks at how the crisis might now unfold
An article from today's Liberation which analyses the state of play amongst the major players in the French political crisis as the youth revolt grows.
The article was written by Marie-Joelle Gros, Vanessa Schneider and Francois Wenz-Dumas.
After yesterday’s mobilization, without precendent since 1995, the government is finding it difficult to come up with an exit after two month of crisis.
France in the streets: Largest demonstrations yet
Full coverage of today's demonstrations, strikes and riots as public transport and services crippled and nearly 3 million take to the streets in protest against the CPE.
Tuesday 28th of March - Summary
Lang: Villepin like child who refuses to let go of favourite toy
Roundup of news of the movement against the new CPE employment law in France from Sunday March 26.
-Hundreds of student delegates met in Aix-en-Provence in South-Eastern France to coordinate their actions and plan ahead this weekend.
Students bodies decline to meet Villepin
UNEF, CE (Confederation edutiante), UNL and FIDL have turned doen the invitation to meet French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin later this afternoon, Saturday 25th March.
This refusal follows the refusal of school students and the failure of a union meeting with Villepin.
Villepin-unions meeting achieves little
Domenique de Villepin met representatives of the five major trade-union confederations today at his official residence, the Matignon.
The union federations represented were the CGT, CFDT, FO, CFTC and Cfe-cgc.
