An Empty Seat... Then Parliament... Then the Élysée Elections

France is witnessing three crises moving at once, and what appears on the surface to be a protest over the shortage of teachers and the deterioration of schools is gradually turning into a broader political test for a state entering its final year before the 2027 elections. Escalation continues in the streets, concentrated in the capital Paris and other major cities, with more than four hundred secondary schools remaining fully or partially closed, and the protests extending to include sieges or disruptions.