Sébastien Lecornu is the prime minister of France [1].
On 6 October 2026 he announced in the National Assembly, during question time, that French secondary schools would set aside part of their teaching time from Wednesday to Friday for a discussion with students. The decision was linked to student protests demanding better funding for education. The Ministry of Education later clarified that the operator of each secondary school is to devote half a school day to hearing the views of pupils and students, that other classes are not suspended, and that students can also respond on a new web platform. [1] Lecornu accused the far-left La France Insoumise, whose representatives attend student demonstrations, of stoking clashes. [1] According to the prime minister, more than 200 students and 34 school principals or deputy principals have been injured since the protests began [1][2]. Mathilde Panot, a deputy from the opposition party La France Insoumise, criticised the government over the way police acted during interventions; Lecornu rejected her criticism [1][2].
According to a report by Blesk.cz of 13 October 2026, based on the Reuters agency, he tasked the national cybersecurity agency ANSSI with dealing with an attack on refrigeration equipment in hundreds of French supermarkets [3].
Sources
- ČTK / České noviny — 6 October 2026
- Echo24 — 6 October 2026
- Blesk.cz — 13 October 2026