REPORTAGE
A dozen days after a student immolated himself in the fire in Lyon, arousing the emotion and anger of his peers, Emmanuel Macron spent a few hours of his journey on his land, in Amiens, to discuss with students. In an amphitheater, in "mode grand debate", the president remained alone with the students, but also faced with the decisions he could take.
"The five euros of APL, I drag them like a ball"
The question of student precariousness quickly came to the fore. "While precariousness has been around for a number of years now, you are cutting student lending by five euros, the university restaurant ticket has been increased by five cents, access to social assistance is no longer unreadable," says student to the president. Calls him to be judged on his record: "If you start to state facts, you have to say it all.The five euros APL, I drag them like a ball, but it must be put in the light of all that has been made more widely for students. "
The president reminds his audience that he has removed 217 euros a year from student social security, and tries to convince him that he has not lowered the scholarships and that young people are not the big forgotten of this quinquennium. If the reception of the students was polite, they seemed perplexed about the answers given by the president.