Bruno Julliardis the former chairman of the UNEF, the main student union in France. He studies public law at the University of Lyon... (wikipedia)
Unfortunately I think that the young people must feel they are held in contempt by the president and not heard by him.
We want to see how we can take advantage of this power struggle that is now in our favor to garner new victories.
The Prime Minister has been weakened, and if we push a bit more he will give way.
If by (Saturday night) the government doesn't withdraw this contract, we'll continue.
For two months, young people and working people have expressed their worries and rejection of the First Job Contract that makes a period of poverty a mandatory phase for an entire generation.
If the government will not change its position, we note that there are a lot more of us and our troops can be a lot more numerous than last week.
If the government wants to continue using force, then we are heading towards a serious conflict.
Today is a defining victory but there are still many issues outstanding.
We must continue our protest, but we must use other ways.
I think the prime minister didn't understand anything about what is going on. He wants to divide students by explaining generally that students today are preventing suburban youths from finding a job.
We don?t want to negotiate ... we don?t want it at all.
We don't want to negotiate. The president had the chance to give a clear answer, which he didn't do.
We have the impression the government has decided to respond to the student movement with truncheons and repression.
We are on the edge of victory, The determination of youth is at a high level.
Everyone would know that it would also be a rejection of the government, so it could be a way out of the crisis.
They (the government) imposed the jobs plan without consulting anyone. They only agree to talks when a million people go into the streets to demonstrate, so we refuse to talk to them until they withdraw it.
The current state of social tension is such that I fear the president just put oil on the fire.