French researcher: Repression may unite student protests with yellow vests

Researcher Magali Della Sudda says student protests in France may converge with the yellow vests movement during today's demonstrations, citing government repression as a unifying factor. The researcher notes the student call was not launched directly by yellow vests but by unidentified social media accounts. However, nearly four weeks of student movements, met with police violence, have shifted public opinion and may have convinced previously cautious people to join. Della Sudda explains the yellow vests renewed France's revolutionary imaginary from 1789, including reclaiming the French flag as a democratic symbol. She cautions that previous predicted returns, like September 2025, resulted in clashes but lacked the original movement's impact.