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- Jean-Luc Mélenchon rallied in Clermont-Ferrand, praising high-school protesters and urging the voting age be lowered to 16.
- He also called for scrapping selective university admissions, cutting France’s debt, and lowering the retirement age to 60.
- Mélenchon condemned U.S. President Donald Trump, NATO, and the global financial system during the speech.
- Police arrested more than 6,600 protesters and hundreds were injured as some demonstrations turned violent.
