Gabriel Attal Holds Rally in Lyon, Responds to Mélenchon on Parcoursup
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Gabriel Attal is a French politician. He was the Prime Minister of France before. Now he wants to be president in 2027.
Attal had a big rally in the city of Lyon. A rally is a meeting with many people. He wants people to support him.
At the rally, Attal talked about Parcoursup. Parcoursup is a system for French students. It helps them choose a university.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon is another French politician. He criticized Parcoursup before. Attal answered his words at the rally.
People call Attal's supporters "Attalistes." This word sounds like "fatalistes." Fatalistes means people who think nothing can change.
Attal said he wants to be a president for young people. He said he understands them well.
Right now, many high school students are protesting in France. Attal's rally happened during this time.
Vocabulary5 words
- Prime Minister
- the leader of the government in some countries
- president
- the top leader of a country
- rally
- a big meeting where people support a leader
- Parcoursup
- a French system that helps students go to university
- protesting
- showing you are angry about something in public
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1. Lyon 2. A system for choosing a university 3. Jean-Luc Mélenchon
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Gabriel Attal is a French politician. He was the _____ of France before. Now he wants to be _____ in 2027.
Attal had a big _____ in the city of Lyon. He wants people to support him.
At the rally, Attal talked about _____. It helps students choose a university.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon is another French politician. He _____ Parcoursup before.
People call Attal's supporters "Attalistes." Attal said he wants to be a president for _____ people.
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