Now 68% of French want CPE scrapped

Polls show 68% of the French are now in favour of withdrawing the CPE, 13 percentage points more than on March 8.

The survey, by polling company CSA set to appear in tomorrows Parisien,

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High school students march this morning in Nice.

Questioned as to their attitude with regard the demonstration scheduled for Saturday, 63 % questioned say to support it or are sympathetic to it.

Meanwhile, Le Monde have published the best photos they've recieved from members of the public in the last few days. Take a look here and here.

And here are some photos of todays demonstrations, from the Guardian.

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