Italian law to give election winners bonus seats: Why that’s controversial | Elections News
Italy’s parliament is voting on Thursday on a new electoral law that would make it easier for election winners to form a majority government. The law, proposed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, would award extra seats to any party or coalition that obtains more than 42 percent of seats in both parliamentary chambers, ensuring it…
School protests, blockades resume in France despite PM’s promise to act | Education News
Dozens of people have been injured in the protests, including students, teachers, and police officers. Published On 8 Oct 20268 Oct 2026 Protests have resumed at schools across France as high school students press on with demands for more education funding and better conditions, the day after the country’s prime minister ordered ministers to provide…
How much does France spend on education compared with the rest of Europe? | Education News
French high school students have been protesting for more than two weeks over conditions in schools, including overcrowded classrooms and staff shortages, and they show no sign of stopping. The unrest began on September 21 when pupils blockaded a school in the Paris suburb of Creteil, and within a week, their protest had spread across…