France is going through a difficult period. A protest movement by high school students has broken out and is meeting with broad support from the population, both teachers' unions and parents. They are protesting against the deterioration of the premises and the non-replacement of their teachers in the event of absence. They are demanding a sharp increase in the resources allocated by the State to national education. At the same time, the government is struggling to get the significant reduction in the budget deficit adopted by the country's growing public debt.
The financial markets, which had long been lenient ...