1 00:00:02,874 --> 00:00:05,474 This morning's guest is Jean-Marc Auzanet, 2 00:00:05,634 --> 00:00:07,994 who will comment on the education bill 3 00:00:08,154 --> 00:00:11,354 presented by President Laugier at yesterday's press conference 4 00:00:11,514 --> 00:00:14,754 as the first major project of his 5-year term. 5 00:00:14,914 --> 00:00:18,994 Reinstating education certificates, continuous assessment, 6 00:00:19,154 --> 00:00:22,594 4-year high school programs which include a year abroad, 7 00:00:22,754 --> 00:00:26,514 a centralized educational support service... 8 00:00:26,674 --> 00:00:29,674 Mr. Auzanet, how do you feel about these major changes? 9 00:00:29,834 --> 00:00:31,314 I'll be very clear. 10 00:00:31,474 --> 00:00:34,634 I firmly believe we are headed for bankruptcy. 11 00:00:34,794 --> 00:00:36,434 It's unavoidable. 12 00:00:36,594 --> 00:00:42,634 Francis Laugier will bankrupt the country. 13 00:00:42,794 --> 00:00:48,354 A 40 billion euro increase to the State's education budget 14 00:00:48,514 --> 00:00:51,234 is simply irresponsible. 15 00:00:51,394 --> 00:00:53,554 Do you realize what he's doing? 16 00:00:53,714 --> 00:00:56,474 40 billion! We are at risk... 17 00:00:56,634 --> 00:01:00,354 -Yes, Amelie? -I have a press release to dictate. 18 00:01:00,514 --> 00:01:01,834 I'm ready. 19 00:01:01,994 --> 00:01:06,074 Mr. Auzanet has indulged in some creative calculations 20 00:01:06,234 --> 00:01:08,914 concerning the Government's new education bill, 21 00:01:09,074 --> 00:01:12,834 failing to provide accurate figures or logical argumentation. 22 00:01:12,994 --> 00:01:15,474 The recently defeated ex-President dares 23 00:01:15,634 --> 00:01:18,554 to double the cost of the education bill. 24 00:01:18,714 --> 00:01:20,754 Did you get everything? Send that out. 25 00:01:20,914 --> 00:01:22,234 OK. 26 00:01:22,394 --> 00:01:25,634 It's impossible. We simply cannot. 27 00:01:25,794 --> 00:01:28,074 Maryse, I'll call you back. 28 00:01:28,234 --> 00:01:30,034 We're in danger of... 29 00:01:30,194 --> 00:01:31,914 I have to go see her. 30 00:01:33,034 --> 00:01:35,474 Yes, I'll go see her. 31 00:01:35,634 --> 00:01:37,234 I'll go see her. 32 00:01:53,634 --> 00:01:57,514 I drove all night, in the rain, thinking of you. 33 00:01:57,674 --> 00:02:00,954 You did? But I didn't send you a message last night. 34 00:02:01,114 --> 00:02:02,594 A message? 35 00:02:02,754 --> 00:02:05,194 A text message, a telegram... 36 00:02:05,354 --> 00:02:06,874 Anouk Aimée sends Trintignant 37 00:02:07,034 --> 00:02:10,554 a telegram saying she loves him. That's why he shows up. 38 00:02:11,674 --> 00:02:15,714 I've always found that film annoying. 39 00:02:15,874 --> 00:02:17,874 I bet you prefer Godard. 40 00:02:18,034 --> 00:02:23,394 -I'm going to be late. -Late? Me too. 41 00:02:23,554 --> 00:02:25,434 Come with me. 42 00:02:38,194 --> 00:02:40,634 I have a general assembly at school at 10. 43 00:02:40,794 --> 00:02:42,994 He'll be here any second, Mehdi. 44 00:02:43,154 --> 00:02:46,594 -What time is it? -Don't worry, he's coming. 45 00:02:59,274 --> 00:03:00,954 Voicemail. 46 00:03:01,114 --> 00:03:04,114 Laugier doesn't give a damn about vocational studies. 47 00:03:04,274 --> 00:03:05,634 What's your scoop? 48 00:03:05,794 --> 00:03:07,674 I have to tell you the story. 49 00:03:07,834 --> 00:03:11,354 So, I go to see the Uni's Social Sciences secretary. 50 00:03:11,514 --> 00:03:16,314 I get there, say hi, ask her how she is... 51 00:03:16,474 --> 00:03:17,794 We chat a bit. 52 00:03:17,954 --> 00:03:20,754 I butter her up and finally I ask, 53 00:03:20,914 --> 00:03:24,034 "What's the undergraduate success rate for vocational students?" 54 00:03:24,194 --> 00:03:28,034 She gives me this guilty look and answers, 55 00:03:28,194 --> 00:03:30,474 "I don't know." So I insist. 56 00:03:30,634 --> 00:03:33,954 "You have stats on undergraduate success rates." 57 00:03:34,114 --> 00:03:36,274 She says yes, so I keep pressing. 58 00:03:36,434 --> 00:03:39,154 "And figures on how many attended vocational high schools?" 59 00:03:39,314 --> 00:03:43,754 She nods. So I say, "Then you know the vocational student success rate." 60 00:03:43,914 --> 00:03:45,474 Of course. 61 00:03:45,634 --> 00:03:48,914 -So what's the number? -Zero. 62 00:03:49,074 --> 00:03:51,314 Zero? How is that possible? 63 00:03:51,474 --> 00:03:53,114 In Social Sciences at Cergy University, 64 00:03:53,274 --> 00:03:56,594 vocational students have a 0 % success rate. 65 00:03:56,754 --> 00:03:58,914 Hard to believe, isn't it? 66 00:03:59,074 --> 00:04:01,314 Vocational students want to attend technical institutes. 67 00:04:01,474 --> 00:04:04,314 But these schools prefer general education students. 68 00:04:04,474 --> 00:04:07,314 So the vocational students end up in Social Sciences. 69 00:04:07,474 --> 00:04:09,874 End result: a zero success rate. 70 00:04:10,034 --> 00:04:13,594 Parents and teachers are cheering while the Conservatives rage. 71 00:04:13,754 --> 00:04:17,154 It's time to detail the bill, without losing coherence. 72 00:04:17,314 --> 00:04:20,514 The 5 main measures must always be mentioned. 73 00:04:20,674 --> 00:04:23,034 The bill's strength is its coherence. 74 00:04:23,194 --> 00:04:26,274 The media are emphasizing the graduation certificate, 75 00:04:26,434 --> 00:04:27,794 the year abroad, 76 00:04:27,954 --> 00:04:30,394 and the free driver's license in high school. 77 00:04:30,554 --> 00:04:35,954 Speaking of the media, where's the tidal wave we expected? 78 00:04:36,114 --> 00:04:39,754 -Martin, you're keeping us in suspense. -Sorry. 79 00:04:39,914 --> 00:04:43,234 educationbill is the number one trend this week. 80 00:04:43,394 --> 00:04:47,514 47 % of the tweeters are high school students. 81 00:04:47,674 --> 00:04:49,554 Only The Hobbit did better, 3 years ago. 82 00:04:49,714 --> 00:04:52,234 -Who's The Hobbit? -It's a film. 83 00:04:57,514 --> 00:04:59,074 Where are they? 84 00:04:59,234 --> 00:05:01,154 Mehdi and Cyril went to a meeting. 85 00:05:01,314 --> 00:05:02,874 I came to see you. 86 00:05:03,034 --> 00:05:06,274 -You're on the 12.37. -Is there a problem? 87 00:05:06,434 --> 00:05:09,834 -How many times have you stood Cyril up? -He's too jumpy. 88 00:05:09,994 --> 00:05:12,594 Whenever 2 guys start a protest, he wants me to call for a strike. 89 00:05:12,754 --> 00:05:14,434 Their thing won't work. 90 00:05:14,594 --> 00:05:17,394 Laugier's popularity is at 53 %, 78 % from the Left. 91 00:05:17,554 --> 00:05:18,914 What can I do? 92 00:05:19,074 --> 00:05:21,394 He's not making mistakes. My hands are tied. 93 00:05:21,554 --> 00:05:22,874 "Untie your hands!" 94 00:05:23,034 --> 00:05:26,034 A quote from Philippe Rickwaert's Complete Works. 95 00:05:26,194 --> 00:05:28,394 Just meet Mehdi. That's all we ask. 96 00:05:28,554 --> 00:05:31,434 The education bill is extremely ambitious. 97 00:05:31,594 --> 00:05:33,914 -So, that's all we talk about? -Exactly. 98 00:05:34,074 --> 00:05:36,274 Education bill, all day long. 99 00:05:36,434 --> 00:05:38,514 And the guy you just stood up 100 00:05:38,674 --> 00:05:41,514 started strikes in 3 high schools. Where's the logic? 101 00:05:41,674 --> 00:05:44,874 The education bill will amplify a student protest. 102 00:05:45,034 --> 00:05:48,154 Politics is like sumo wrestling. Use your opponent's strength. 103 00:05:48,314 --> 00:05:51,954 Only a student protest can unsettle Laugier, right? 104 00:05:54,434 --> 00:05:56,474 How are things with Amelie? 105 00:05:57,834 --> 00:05:59,234 She's basking in Laugier's aura. 106 00:05:59,394 --> 00:06:02,194 Admit she's a good First Secretary, so far. 107 00:06:02,354 --> 00:06:05,314 -That wasn't my question. -So, what is? 108 00:06:05,474 --> 00:06:08,394 What's up with you two? I'd like to know. 109 00:06:08,554 --> 00:06:10,234 We see each other. 110 00:06:10,394 --> 00:06:13,514 I'm just as surprised as you are. 111 00:06:13,674 --> 00:06:17,834 Were you with her earlier? The conference is in 10 months. 112 00:06:17,994 --> 00:06:21,394 How much longer do you intend to stay above the fray? 113 00:06:21,554 --> 00:06:23,314 You're acting like Kalhenberg. 114 00:06:23,474 --> 00:06:25,154 Act, or you'll be pushed aside. 115 00:06:25,314 --> 00:06:27,834 -You want to protect Amelie... -I didn't say that! 116 00:06:27,994 --> 00:06:29,394 That's not the case. 117 00:06:29,554 --> 00:06:32,314 I could understand, if it was. 118 00:06:32,474 --> 00:06:33,834 But think about it. 119 00:06:33,994 --> 00:06:36,394 Are you a house-husband or a politician? 120 00:06:48,714 --> 00:06:51,994 Madam Minister can't debate with Auzanet on Thursday. 121 00:06:52,154 --> 00:06:55,994 I'll be at Parliament. We're still reviewing amendments. 122 00:06:56,154 --> 00:06:58,874 Let's see... How about Amelie? 123 00:06:59,034 --> 00:07:01,994 -Her communiqué was excellent. -Great. 124 00:07:02,154 --> 00:07:04,634 Auzanet will debate with the First Secretary. 125 00:07:04,794 --> 00:07:07,954 That'll remind him that these days, he's just a party leader. 126 00:07:08,114 --> 00:07:09,714 See you later. 127 00:07:22,154 --> 00:07:25,554 -It's complicated. -What's so complicated about 0 %? 128 00:07:25,714 --> 00:07:27,474 They're sending us to the slaughterhouse. 129 00:07:27,634 --> 00:07:32,154 Vocational students should have access to higher vocational education, 130 00:07:32,314 --> 00:07:34,754 but general students are taking their spots. 131 00:07:34,914 --> 00:07:38,354 -"Pro" movements are complicated. -It's simple. We want quotas. 132 00:07:38,514 --> 00:07:41,354 Vocational student quotas in tech institutes. 133 00:07:41,514 --> 00:07:44,234 That's still a "pro". People rally "against" something. 134 00:07:44,394 --> 00:07:47,154 Against such-and-such law, such-and-such minister... 135 00:07:47,314 --> 00:07:49,514 Philippe, education's a hot topic today. 136 00:07:49,674 --> 00:07:51,074 -Right. -Maybe... 137 00:07:51,234 --> 00:07:53,394 we should take advantage of that. 138 00:07:55,114 --> 00:07:56,434 Take a look at him. 139 00:07:56,594 --> 00:07:59,034 -What? -His face, his accent, his address. 140 00:07:59,194 --> 00:08:01,194 Is he out of his mind? 141 00:08:01,354 --> 00:08:03,274 Yesterday's meeting in Argenteuil got violent. 142 00:08:03,434 --> 00:08:05,154 -You know about that? -So what? 143 00:08:05,314 --> 00:08:06,754 The guys weren't students. 144 00:08:06,914 --> 00:08:09,434 You're saying there's no violence in vocational schools? 145 00:08:09,594 --> 00:08:12,954 -No, but... -You're not truck drivers or farmers. 146 00:08:13,114 --> 00:08:17,474 One broken window and you're through. You understand? 147 00:08:17,634 --> 00:08:20,914 Guys looking like you, asking for quotas... 148 00:08:21,074 --> 00:08:24,794 Just like the Blacks and Arabs, wanting ethnic quotas for jobs. 149 00:08:24,954 --> 00:08:26,674 That's the harsh reality. 150 00:08:26,834 --> 00:08:28,954 We should shut up because people are racist? 151 00:08:29,114 --> 00:08:31,514 -No... -I'm leaving. 152 00:08:31,674 --> 00:08:33,234 -Wait! -Go on! 153 00:08:33,394 --> 00:08:34,794 Damn you, Philippe. 154 00:08:34,954 --> 00:08:38,514 -Mehdi! -He's crazy! 155 00:08:38,674 --> 00:08:41,754 -Calm down. -I'm going. I'm taking the train. 156 00:08:41,914 --> 00:08:44,034 -You see how he talked to me? -Come here. 157 00:08:45,394 --> 00:08:48,434 You're a smart guy. He's testing you. 158 00:08:50,274 --> 00:08:51,834 He's following us. 159 00:08:51,994 --> 00:08:54,434 -Calm down. -Hey, Mehdi! 160 00:08:54,594 --> 00:08:56,154 -Chill out. -That's enough. 161 00:08:56,314 --> 00:08:58,594 -You were rude. -So what? 162 00:08:58,754 --> 00:09:00,474 The education bill is a big deal for Laugier. 163 00:09:00,634 --> 00:09:02,634 It's the cornerstone of his term. 164 00:09:02,794 --> 00:09:06,194 Understand? So be careful and relax. 165 00:09:07,274 --> 00:09:08,954 He'll refuse your quotas. 166 00:09:09,114 --> 00:09:11,194 You're on the front line. You have to be strong. 167 00:09:11,354 --> 00:09:15,074 I barely poked you and you exploded. What about the media? 168 00:09:15,234 --> 00:09:16,714 OK, I get it. 169 00:09:16,874 --> 00:09:19,674 Smile! Keep calm, stay Zen. 170 00:09:19,834 --> 00:09:22,074 Get angry and you'll be seen as a thug. 171 00:09:22,234 --> 00:09:25,274 -By everyone. Understand? -Chill out. 172 00:09:25,434 --> 00:09:29,314 -OK. -We all know what this debate is about. 173 00:09:29,474 --> 00:09:31,594 Ethnic quotas could lead to positive discrimination, 174 00:09:31,754 --> 00:09:34,634 to ghettoization, Islam and ultimately to jihad. 175 00:09:34,794 --> 00:09:39,994 Jihad? Give me a break. Jihad has nothing to do with this. 176 00:09:40,154 --> 00:09:42,194 You have a police record? 177 00:09:42,354 --> 00:09:44,194 -Do you? -Are you serious? 178 00:09:44,354 --> 00:09:46,514 That's the spirit! See? 179 00:09:46,674 --> 00:09:50,274 Just wondering, did you go train in Syria? 180 00:09:50,434 --> 00:09:54,234 No way. The miscreants at the Turkish border didn't want me. 181 00:09:54,394 --> 00:09:57,314 -Atta boy! -I didn't have a beard. 182 00:09:57,474 --> 00:09:59,874 I didn't look the part. But you have a beard. 183 00:10:00,034 --> 00:10:01,714 -I do. -You can go to Syria. 184 00:10:01,874 --> 00:10:05,474 I'm old enough for a beard. You've got peach fuzz. 185 00:10:05,634 --> 00:10:07,154 You couldn't grow a beard. 186 00:10:07,314 --> 00:10:08,674 Peach fuzz! 187 00:10:12,234 --> 00:10:13,674 Amelie, we have a problem. 188 00:10:17,594 --> 00:10:19,314 What do you mean? 189 00:10:19,474 --> 00:10:21,834 I like what we have. I don't want it to end. 190 00:10:23,274 --> 00:10:27,074 I'm getting involved in a protest movement that will oppose us. 191 00:10:27,234 --> 00:10:29,354 -On what? -Vocational education. 192 00:10:29,514 --> 00:10:31,834 I met a great kid, Mehdi Fateni. 193 00:10:31,994 --> 00:10:33,474 He's behind 3 school strikes. 194 00:10:33,634 --> 00:10:36,474 He's pinpointed the education bill's blind spot. 195 00:10:36,634 --> 00:10:38,794 -Does that worry you? -Of course. 196 00:10:38,954 --> 00:10:40,834 It shouldn't. It's just politics. 197 00:10:40,994 --> 00:10:44,474 It has nothing to do with us. The problem is Francis. 198 00:10:44,634 --> 00:10:47,314 I'm left-wing and you're both right-wing. 199 00:10:47,474 --> 00:10:51,434 I don't want a daily Party meeting in my kitchen. 200 00:10:51,594 --> 00:10:54,154 Of course not. That's not what I mean. 201 00:10:54,314 --> 00:10:55,634 Francis is President. 202 00:10:55,794 --> 00:10:58,714 He holds all the keys. I don't stand a chance. 203 00:10:58,874 --> 00:11:01,394 No use fighting him with my puny bare hands. 204 00:11:01,554 --> 00:11:05,394 You made the right political choice. No regrets there. 205 00:11:05,554 --> 00:11:07,834 -But romantically speaking... -Yes? 206 00:11:09,074 --> 00:11:10,794 I don't know... 207 00:11:10,954 --> 00:11:14,034 What's your romantic future with Francis? 208 00:11:14,194 --> 00:11:16,594 He's from another generation. 209 00:11:16,754 --> 00:11:18,994 He went through a long divorce. 210 00:11:19,154 --> 00:11:22,194 He's totally useless when it comes to women. 211 00:11:22,354 --> 00:11:24,754 Unlike me, right? 212 00:11:24,914 --> 00:11:26,514 I'm for real. 213 00:11:26,674 --> 00:11:28,074 That wasn't funny? 214 00:11:28,234 --> 00:11:30,034 What's wrong? 215 00:11:30,194 --> 00:11:32,394 Listen, Philippe... 216 00:11:32,554 --> 00:11:34,634 I'm happy with my life. 217 00:11:34,794 --> 00:11:38,154 I like running the Party. I'm at the heart of the machine. 218 00:11:38,314 --> 00:11:41,274 I feel useful, necessary. It's everything I like. 219 00:11:41,434 --> 00:11:43,554 I won't jeopardize that. 220 00:11:43,714 --> 00:11:45,674 I understand. I totally agree. 221 00:11:45,834 --> 00:11:48,754 With or without you, I'm still a politician. 222 00:11:48,914 --> 00:11:50,314 It needs to stay separate. 223 00:11:50,474 --> 00:11:53,794 Politics, on one side, and us, on the other. 224 00:11:53,954 --> 00:11:57,354 Two separate paths. What do you say? 225 00:12:35,314 --> 00:12:39,154 0 % is a disaster. We're told we can study after high school. 226 00:12:39,314 --> 00:12:41,554 We believe that. Our parents are proud of us. 227 00:12:41,714 --> 00:12:43,474 The merit system, the social ladder, 228 00:12:43,634 --> 00:12:46,754 working harder because we don't hold the keys, we accept all this. 229 00:12:46,914 --> 00:12:49,034 But the fact is, we're not even on the list. 230 00:12:49,194 --> 00:12:53,114 That's why we want vocational quotas in all tech institutes. 231 00:12:53,274 --> 00:12:57,034 The National Front calls it "a preference for immigrants". 232 00:12:57,194 --> 00:12:59,394 Ethnic quotas. 233 00:12:59,554 --> 00:13:03,914 This is France, where thankfully that sort of thing is forbidden. 234 00:13:04,074 --> 00:13:08,314 Do you condemn the recent outbursts of violence? 235 00:13:08,474 --> 00:13:11,074 Of course I do. In fact, I believe that 236 00:13:11,234 --> 00:13:13,114 violence is the enemy of our movement. 237 00:13:13,274 --> 00:13:15,234 Is that a call for peace in our high schools? 238 00:13:15,394 --> 00:13:17,034 -No. -No call for peace? 239 00:13:17,194 --> 00:13:19,674 Students had no part in the incidents. 240 00:13:19,834 --> 00:13:23,314 I can assure you the students are pacifists. 241 00:13:23,474 --> 00:13:26,074 -We're talking about delinquents. -Even so... 242 00:13:26,234 --> 00:13:29,194 Honestly, am I here to discuss the strike... 243 00:13:29,354 --> 00:13:32,194 ACTS OF VIOLENCE IN VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS 244 00:13:32,354 --> 00:13:35,794 -Look what they wrote! -It wasn't students, in Argenteuil. 245 00:13:35,954 --> 00:13:39,274 Who cares, Mehdi? We knew it would be tough. 246 00:13:39,434 --> 00:13:42,834 That isn't real. 54 schools on strike, 27 in progress... 247 00:13:42,994 --> 00:13:44,634 That's real! That's what matters. 248 00:13:44,794 --> 00:13:47,354 Let's discuss vocational teaching. 249 00:13:47,514 --> 00:13:51,034 At Cergy, the undergraduate success rate is 0 %, 250 00:13:51,194 --> 00:13:53,274 for students with a vocational background. 251 00:13:59,234 --> 00:14:02,074 Ms. Dorendeu is on in 15 minutes. 252 00:14:27,794 --> 00:14:32,634 Reinstating the graduation certificate, continuous assessment, 253 00:14:32,794 --> 00:14:34,834 extending high school to four years... 254 00:14:34,994 --> 00:14:38,554 Mr. Auzanet, what's your view of this education bill? 255 00:14:38,714 --> 00:14:43,034 I believe this project is megalomaniacal and populist. 256 00:14:43,194 --> 00:14:45,754 If Mr. Laugier wants to connect with our youth, 257 00:14:45,914 --> 00:14:49,594 he can do so without bankrupting us for the next 10 years. 258 00:14:49,754 --> 00:14:53,194 That's a clear response. Now, joining us for this debate 259 00:14:53,354 --> 00:14:56,154 Amelie Dorendeu, First Secretary of the Socialist Party. 260 00:14:56,314 --> 00:14:57,754 Welcome. 261 00:14:57,914 --> 00:15:00,474 -Hello, Ms. Dorendeu. -Hello, Mr. Auzanet. 262 00:15:00,634 --> 00:15:01,954 Thank you for coming. 263 00:15:02,114 --> 00:15:06,514 You just heard Mr. Auzanet voice his opposition to this bill. 264 00:15:06,674 --> 00:15:09,554 This is a key measure in Mr. Laugier's presidency. 265 00:15:09,714 --> 00:15:13,194 Could you go over the details of this education bill for us? 266 00:15:13,354 --> 00:15:17,114 First, I'd like to reply to Mr. Auzanet who hasn't noticed 267 00:15:17,274 --> 00:15:20,994 that the Presidential campaign and its tirades are over. 268 00:15:21,154 --> 00:15:25,354 The education bill deserves a serious, well-argued debate. 269 00:15:28,434 --> 00:15:31,674 -Let's focus on the next 3 meetings. -OK. 270 00:15:31,834 --> 00:15:34,834 Only the Greeks and the Italians, want to take education costs 271 00:15:34,994 --> 00:15:36,954 out of the debt calculation. 272 00:15:37,114 --> 00:15:39,114 Not even the Portuguese. 273 00:15:39,274 --> 00:15:42,074 The education bill's success will get them to agree. 274 00:15:42,234 --> 00:15:45,714 -Even the Germans? -Even the Germans. 275 00:15:45,874 --> 00:15:48,994 Here, watch Amelie. It'll boost your spirits. 276 00:15:49,154 --> 00:15:52,634 Actually, Ms. Dorendeu, you've said it all. 277 00:15:52,794 --> 00:15:54,794 I'm glad you agree. 278 00:15:54,954 --> 00:15:56,314 You won't like what's next. 279 00:15:56,474 --> 00:15:59,954 This education bill reflects the very core of Socialist values. 280 00:16:00,114 --> 00:16:01,754 Absolutely. 281 00:16:01,914 --> 00:16:03,514 You care about your side, not France. 282 00:16:03,674 --> 00:16:05,794 You don't govern, you implement an ideology, 283 00:16:05,954 --> 00:16:08,434 serving the interests of your electoral base. 284 00:16:08,594 --> 00:16:10,634 Mr. Laugier is everyone's President. 285 00:16:10,794 --> 00:16:13,154 No, he isn't President of the Republic. 286 00:16:13,314 --> 00:16:16,954 He isn't President? Are you questioning the vote? 287 00:16:17,114 --> 00:16:19,594 I'm not. Mr. Laugier is President. 288 00:16:19,754 --> 00:16:21,194 But he's behaving like 289 00:16:21,354 --> 00:16:22,674 a Socialist militant. 290 00:16:22,834 --> 00:16:26,634 I'm sorry to say. You were his special advisor. 291 00:16:26,794 --> 00:16:30,354 The fact that you run the Party is the indisputable proof. 292 00:16:30,514 --> 00:16:34,114 Proof? Is it criminal to stick to your convictions? 293 00:16:34,274 --> 00:16:36,794 To honor the promises that got you elected? 294 00:16:36,954 --> 00:16:39,434 The French know they elected a Socialist, 295 00:16:39,594 --> 00:16:42,034 who will govern for the greater good, 296 00:16:42,194 --> 00:16:44,034 for those who have nothing. 297 00:16:44,194 --> 00:16:46,274 Those whose hope lies in our public schools. 298 00:16:46,434 --> 00:16:49,354 Today, we're putting our ideals to work. Those ideals 299 00:16:49,514 --> 00:16:52,554 were forgotten during your interminable presidency. 300 00:16:52,714 --> 00:16:56,914 You blindly and obstinately cut the resources allocated to state education. 301 00:16:57,074 --> 00:17:00,874 You forgot your promises and abandoned our neediest children. 302 00:17:01,034 --> 00:17:02,714 We didn't abandon anyone! 303 00:17:02,874 --> 00:17:04,394 Thank you, Mr. Auzanet... 304 00:17:04,554 --> 00:17:07,194 I'd like to go back to the 40 billion... 305 00:17:07,354 --> 00:17:10,274 -Mr. Auzanet, it's 20 billion. -No it isn't. 306 00:17:10,434 --> 00:17:12,514 -You'd say anything... -Thank you! 307 00:17:12,674 --> 00:17:14,994 Time for our next guest... 308 00:17:20,074 --> 00:17:21,754 Good, right? 309 00:17:22,954 --> 00:17:24,354 She was good. 310 00:17:31,834 --> 00:17:33,154 Yes? 311 00:17:33,314 --> 00:17:37,234 You actually got our dear Laurent to crack a smile! 312 00:17:39,754 --> 00:17:43,114 Seriously, congratulations. And thank you. 313 00:17:43,274 --> 00:17:46,354 -Take care. -Thank you, Mr. President. 314 00:18:19,874 --> 00:18:22,354 This isn't a telegram... 315 00:19:25,874 --> 00:19:28,994 Hello Mr. President. Here's the file on Mehdi Fateni. 316 00:19:32,434 --> 00:19:35,994 85 vocational high schools are striking against the bill. 317 00:19:36,154 --> 00:19:39,114 Rickwaert will take it to the streets. 318 00:19:41,234 --> 00:19:42,554 It gets worse. 319 00:20:04,634 --> 00:20:07,034 You've heard Philippe's story. 320 00:20:07,194 --> 00:20:12,114 Politics saved him from his terrible childhood, 321 00:20:12,274 --> 00:20:15,034 his past, his demons... 322 00:20:15,194 --> 00:20:18,794 What psychological bullshit! A total waste of time. 323 00:20:20,114 --> 00:20:22,594 The reality is much simpler. 324 00:20:26,034 --> 00:20:28,954 We have allies and enemies. 325 00:20:29,114 --> 00:20:32,554 All the rest is incidental. 326 00:20:54,194 --> 00:20:58,234 We've decided to keep our private and professional lives separate. 327 00:20:58,394 --> 00:21:00,154 You really believe that? 328 00:21:00,314 --> 00:21:02,234 I know it'll be hard. 329 00:21:02,394 --> 00:21:05,034 This worries me. I don't understand you. 330 00:21:05,194 --> 00:21:06,874 I promise you I'm capable of... 331 00:21:07,034 --> 00:21:10,714 You do realize this is a man who lives for his hatred of me? 332 00:21:10,874 --> 00:21:12,754 A man with no limits. 333 00:21:12,914 --> 00:21:14,314 This is the proof. 334 00:21:16,914 --> 00:21:19,634 I know which side I'm on. Yours. 335 00:21:19,794 --> 00:21:23,114 A youth protest is always a threat. 336 00:21:23,274 --> 00:21:25,794 Especially when Rickwaert's involved. 337 00:21:25,954 --> 00:21:27,434 I said I'm on your side. 338 00:21:27,594 --> 00:21:31,874 I'm warning you. Your boyfriend won't like that. 339 00:21:32,034 --> 00:21:33,514 Thank you, Amelie. 340 00:22:25,834 --> 00:22:27,554 The Stones of the Abbey... 341 00:22:28,834 --> 00:22:30,794 Interesting? 342 00:22:32,714 --> 00:22:34,634 What did you expect me to do? 343 00:22:40,834 --> 00:22:44,554 What kind of photos did Francis show you? 344 00:22:44,714 --> 00:22:46,434 Do we look good, at least? 345 00:22:47,514 --> 00:22:49,154 You want to argue? 346 00:22:50,514 --> 00:22:52,994 I think that's exactly what he wants. 347 00:22:57,834 --> 00:23:00,474 I think we should do whatever we want. 348 00:23:18,194 --> 00:23:20,994 Once 100 schools are on strike, we call a coordination meeting. 349 00:23:21,154 --> 00:23:23,754 To make the movement democratic. 350 00:23:23,914 --> 00:23:26,714 The goal is to set a date for the protest. 351 00:23:26,874 --> 00:23:31,274 We need time to mobilize people. Then it's up to them. 352 00:23:31,434 --> 00:23:33,914 They want to end capitalism? No problem. 353 00:23:34,074 --> 00:23:36,154 Visas for illegal immigrants? Sounds good. 354 00:23:36,314 --> 00:23:37,994 An end to unemployment? Fine. 355 00:23:38,154 --> 00:23:44,954 November 12. Any earlier and we're screwed. 356 00:23:45,114 --> 00:23:47,154 If the first protest is a success, 357 00:23:47,314 --> 00:23:50,474 those who couldn't be there will want to make up for it. 358 00:23:50,634 --> 00:23:53,874 The second one will be huge. 359 00:23:54,034 --> 00:23:56,994 We have to nip this in the bud. 360 00:23:57,154 --> 00:23:59,994 Our education bill must be protected. 361 00:24:00,154 --> 00:24:03,394 There's a student coordination meeting on Sunday. 362 00:24:03,554 --> 00:24:05,634 Amelie, I'll need your help. 363 00:24:06,914 --> 00:24:08,954 According to my latest information, 364 00:24:09,114 --> 00:24:14,354 100 delegates from across the country will attend the meeting. 365 00:24:15,514 --> 00:24:20,474 What's at stake is the date of the protest. 366 00:24:20,634 --> 00:24:22,994 We want it to be as soon as possible. 367 00:24:23,154 --> 00:24:26,234 How is your relationship with the Young Socialists? 368 00:24:26,394 --> 00:24:28,794 -Excellent. -I want them at the meeting. 369 00:24:28,954 --> 00:24:31,794 They'll help set the right date. 370 00:24:31,954 --> 00:24:34,554 The earlier, the better. 371 00:24:34,714 --> 00:24:37,034 October 28 would be perfect. 372 00:24:37,194 --> 00:24:39,794 I think it's only open to vocational students. 373 00:24:39,954 --> 00:24:42,914 There aren't many among the Young Socialists. 374 00:24:43,074 --> 00:24:44,954 Allow me to explain. 375 00:24:58,034 --> 00:24:59,834 -Hello. -Loubna Nour. 376 00:24:59,994 --> 00:25:01,994 Ibrahim Hakim, with an H. 377 00:25:03,714 --> 00:25:07,074 From Poitiers. You're all set. 378 00:25:07,234 --> 00:25:08,754 Sebastien Denneque. 379 00:25:08,914 --> 00:25:10,434 Hi. 380 00:25:10,594 --> 00:25:12,194 From Paris Montaigne. 381 00:25:13,354 --> 00:25:16,634 -Isn't that a general high school? -Yes. Aren't we allowed in? 382 00:25:16,794 --> 00:25:19,154 You are, but you can't vote. 383 00:25:19,314 --> 00:25:22,314 You'll have observer status. It's a vocational movement. 384 00:25:22,474 --> 00:25:25,314 -I understand. -Go ahead. 385 00:25:26,514 --> 00:25:30,434 Hello. Noemie Vallier, from Henri IV high school in Paris. 386 00:25:32,754 --> 00:25:35,034 OK. 387 00:25:37,594 --> 00:25:40,794 Philippe, we have a problem. There are tons of general students. 388 00:25:40,954 --> 00:25:45,314 I can see them. Rich kids. Smells like the Young Socialists. 389 00:25:45,474 --> 00:25:47,954 They want the protest on October 28. 390 00:25:48,114 --> 00:25:50,874 How could she do this to me? Damn it! 391 00:25:51,034 --> 00:25:54,234 I told you, they're worried we'll rally support. 392 00:25:54,394 --> 00:25:57,034 -They can't vote. -They'll demand to vote on the vote. 393 00:25:58,754 --> 00:26:00,474 A vote on the vote? 394 00:26:00,634 --> 00:26:01,994 To see who can vote. 395 00:26:02,154 --> 00:26:04,194 Hang on. People are forcing their way in. 396 00:26:04,354 --> 00:26:06,594 Don't let anyone else in. 397 00:26:06,754 --> 00:26:09,034 It's the Young Socialists! 398 00:26:09,194 --> 00:26:10,634 What are you doing? 399 00:26:10,794 --> 00:26:12,714 Cyril, what's happening? 400 00:26:12,874 --> 00:26:14,754 Everybody calm down! 401 00:26:18,954 --> 00:26:20,314 Hey, relax! 402 00:26:22,634 --> 00:26:24,954 Everybody, settle down! 403 00:26:28,514 --> 00:26:30,074 Stop! We're not animals! 404 00:26:30,234 --> 00:26:32,274 We're in place. 405 00:26:50,194 --> 00:26:51,514 The YS is in place. 406 00:26:51,674 --> 00:26:56,034 I'll have a headcount soon, but I think there's enough of them. 407 00:26:56,194 --> 00:27:00,434 This is our only chance. There's no option to veto. 408 00:27:00,594 --> 00:27:03,754 Only vocational students can vote. 409 00:27:03,914 --> 00:27:07,034 One man, one vote! Demo-cracy! 410 00:27:10,274 --> 00:27:12,754 Hey, you! Listen up! 411 00:27:14,754 --> 00:27:17,954 Give me the opposition count, group by group. 412 00:27:18,114 --> 00:27:23,114 10 Workers Party, 10 Anarchists, and 30 New Anti-Capitalists. 413 00:27:23,274 --> 00:27:26,954 That's the swing vote. Let's convince the NAC to vote November. 414 00:27:27,114 --> 00:27:28,434 Bring me their leader. 415 00:27:46,394 --> 00:27:47,954 Hey, listen to me! 416 00:27:53,714 --> 00:27:55,034 This way. 417 00:27:56,194 --> 00:27:58,114 Philippe, this is Theo. 418 00:27:58,274 --> 00:28:01,674 -What's wrong with November 12? -Nothing. 419 00:28:01,834 --> 00:28:05,554 -But we're also OK with October 28. -That's the government's date. 420 00:28:05,714 --> 00:28:08,634 It'll be a quiet protest that will kill the movement. 421 00:28:08,794 --> 00:28:12,874 No. If we go with the 28th, it'll coincide with the protest against 422 00:28:13,034 --> 00:28:15,154 the deportation of illegal immigrants. 423 00:28:15,314 --> 00:28:16,714 I'll cut to the chase. 424 00:28:16,874 --> 00:28:19,074 The YS wants to save the education bill. 425 00:28:19,234 --> 00:28:21,154 -And I... -You're a Socialist. 426 00:28:21,314 --> 00:28:24,954 The Socialist party is a degenerate bureaucratic machine 427 00:28:25,114 --> 00:28:27,874 without any direction. -Enough revolutionary crap! 428 00:28:28,034 --> 00:28:29,674 I couldn't care less. 429 00:28:29,834 --> 00:28:33,674 do you want to defeat this government? 430 00:28:33,834 --> 00:28:35,594 -It's not so simple. -Yes, it is. 431 00:28:35,754 --> 00:28:38,554 All that Trotsky garbage is useless. 432 00:28:38,714 --> 00:28:41,434 I'm asking you one question, just one. 433 00:28:41,594 --> 00:28:44,954 Do you want to defeat this damn government? 434 00:28:46,714 --> 00:28:49,274 I have to discuss with my Party. 435 00:28:49,434 --> 00:28:51,594 What can we offer the anti-capitalists? 436 00:28:51,754 --> 00:28:54,994 Other than collective means of production? 437 00:28:55,154 --> 00:28:58,714 They launched a subscription offer for their magazine. 438 00:28:58,874 --> 00:29:00,194 They need rent money. 439 00:29:00,354 --> 00:29:02,194 -How much? -Around 20 000. 440 00:29:02,354 --> 00:29:05,114 -Let's do it! -I'll call Riton. 441 00:29:06,314 --> 00:29:08,034 Their Secretary General. 442 00:29:08,194 --> 00:29:10,834 Many of us went to school with the Trotskyists. 443 00:29:10,994 --> 00:29:13,434 It was a great school. Riton was a great professor. 444 00:29:13,594 --> 00:29:15,274 Riton, it's Borde. 445 00:29:15,434 --> 00:29:18,234 -How are you? -This is your lucky day. 446 00:29:18,394 --> 00:29:20,794 -You have good news for me? -Exactly. 447 00:29:29,074 --> 00:29:32,874 Silence! Please! 448 00:29:39,634 --> 00:29:42,634 70, 71, 72... Thank you. 449 00:29:45,314 --> 00:29:47,634 Votes for October 28, please. 450 00:30:12,994 --> 00:30:15,394 -We lost. -Damn it! 451 00:30:46,154 --> 00:30:47,834 That doesn't work. 452 00:30:48,914 --> 00:30:51,274 They can have Denfert-Montparnasse. 453 00:30:52,314 --> 00:30:56,274 The police will worry about incidents because of all the shop windows. 454 00:30:56,434 --> 00:30:58,354 Let them do their job. I'll do mine. 455 00:30:59,634 --> 00:31:02,914 It's time we stopped overprotecting these kids. 456 00:31:04,434 --> 00:31:06,954 It started with violence. That's how it'll end. 457 00:31:07,114 --> 00:31:10,554 We could limit protection to 3 riot squad companies. 458 00:31:11,714 --> 00:31:14,394 3 companies for 10 000 protesters? 459 00:31:14,554 --> 00:31:16,754 That's too many. 460 00:31:16,914 --> 00:31:18,834 I think PSG has a game on the 28th. 461 00:31:18,994 --> 00:31:21,514 What if the Interior Ministry warns the commissioner that day, 462 00:31:21,674 --> 00:31:24,834 after having spotted "fight" plans on the web? 463 00:31:24,994 --> 00:31:26,634 What's a "fight"? 464 00:31:26,794 --> 00:31:30,954 Hooligans from both teams organize a violent clash together. 465 00:31:31,114 --> 00:31:34,554 That should buy us an additional riot squad. 466 00:31:34,714 --> 00:31:36,514 That's perfect. 467 00:31:37,834 --> 00:31:40,914 -Mr. President, it's time to board. -Thank you. 468 00:31:59,234 --> 00:32:00,554 Yeah? 469 00:32:00,714 --> 00:32:04,594 I've talked to the police. Denfert-Montparnasse is our only option. 470 00:32:04,754 --> 00:32:07,874 -Montparnasse? -There's some parade at Place d'Italie. 471 00:32:08,034 --> 00:32:09,434 Take it or leave it. 472 00:32:09,594 --> 00:32:11,594 Mehdi's out of his depth. Should I talk to him? 473 00:32:11,754 --> 00:32:14,394 No. Let's not discourage him. 474 00:32:14,554 --> 00:32:16,194 Did you see Liberation? 475 00:32:17,754 --> 00:32:20,194 Yeah. Rickwaert, student puppeteer 476 00:32:22,434 --> 00:32:24,034 -Ready to go? -Yeah. 477 00:32:37,154 --> 00:32:38,514 Hi, kids. 478 00:32:38,674 --> 00:32:40,154 -How's it going? -Good. 479 00:32:40,314 --> 00:32:43,194 -How are you, Vero? -Good, and you? All going well? 480 00:32:43,354 --> 00:32:46,074 -We're working away. -So I see. You did this? 481 00:32:46,234 --> 00:32:50,194 -We got here this morning. -Why aren't the boys helping? 482 00:32:50,354 --> 00:32:53,514 -They're prepping for the protest. -There's room at the table. 483 00:32:53,674 --> 00:32:56,634 Don't isolate yourselves. 484 00:32:56,794 --> 00:32:58,634 Vero, I need your help. 485 00:32:58,794 --> 00:33:00,514 He won't let me go to Paris on Saturday. 486 00:33:00,674 --> 00:33:02,354 -It's crazy. -There's a protest here. 487 00:33:02,514 --> 00:33:05,234 -A "gathering". -It's important you be here. 488 00:33:06,914 --> 00:33:09,354 How's the revolution coming along? 489 00:33:10,394 --> 00:33:13,434 -How is my Rosa Luxembourg? -I'm OK. 490 00:33:13,594 --> 00:33:16,034 I doubt Rosa's father was so conservative. 491 00:33:16,194 --> 00:33:19,434 Being a Polish Jew with tuberculosis sounds fun to you? 492 00:33:19,594 --> 00:33:21,554 You're such a pain. 493 00:33:22,554 --> 00:33:24,154 There's a protest here too. 494 00:33:24,314 --> 00:33:25,714 I don't get you. 495 00:33:25,874 --> 00:33:28,714 You tell me to leave my sheltered world... 496 00:33:28,874 --> 00:33:31,074 You're too young to go to Paris alone. 497 00:33:31,234 --> 00:33:32,834 A whole bunch of us are going. 498 00:33:32,994 --> 00:33:35,594 The more, the merrier, to mess around. 499 00:33:35,754 --> 00:33:38,274 Politics isn't like nightclubbing. 500 00:33:38,434 --> 00:33:39,874 OK. 501 00:33:40,034 --> 00:33:42,394 Vero, can we talk? 502 00:33:44,554 --> 00:33:47,634 -I'll really need your help Saturday. -OK. 503 00:33:57,754 --> 00:33:59,354 We have to cancel. 504 00:33:59,514 --> 00:34:00,834 Why? 505 00:34:00,994 --> 00:34:04,714 It's the worst-case scenario. A peaceful protest turns into a gathering of punks. 506 00:34:04,874 --> 00:34:07,394 -Is this about Salome? -No, it's not. 507 00:34:07,554 --> 00:34:09,314 She's 15, she'll do as she's told. 508 00:34:09,474 --> 00:34:12,354 It's about me! I'm on the frontline. 509 00:34:12,514 --> 00:34:14,554 If it goes wrong, I'll be seen as an agitator. 510 00:34:14,714 --> 00:34:16,434 And it will go wrong. So I'm screwed. 511 00:34:16,594 --> 00:34:20,754 There will be police. What do the unions say? 512 00:34:20,914 --> 00:34:23,554 They're not budging. What do you expect? 513 00:34:23,714 --> 00:34:26,154 We can find some guys to beef up security. 514 00:34:26,314 --> 00:34:28,954 -The Marcel Cerdan center... -There's security in numbers. 515 00:34:29,114 --> 00:34:31,194 The authorities only react to mass protests. 516 00:34:31,354 --> 00:34:34,074 I'm going to see Mehdi and ask him to cancel. 517 00:34:34,234 --> 00:34:36,794 -What? -Your timing's off! 518 00:34:36,954 --> 00:34:40,314 You got me all worked up. Now I'm part of this mess! 519 00:34:40,474 --> 00:34:42,794 -Hi Amelie. -Hi Philippe. 520 00:34:42,954 --> 00:34:44,434 Can we meet tomorrow? 521 00:34:46,234 --> 00:34:49,794 -Did the old man ask you to call? -He doesn't even know. 522 00:35:56,154 --> 00:35:57,474 Hi there. 523 00:36:07,314 --> 00:36:11,114 What's up? You feel guilty about the meeting? 524 00:36:11,274 --> 00:36:12,794 You should. 525 00:36:12,954 --> 00:36:15,634 I'm not here to talk about my feelings or yours. 526 00:36:15,794 --> 00:36:17,514 I want to talk politics. 527 00:36:17,674 --> 00:36:20,754 -Two separate paths, remember? -Perfectly. 528 00:36:22,074 --> 00:36:23,834 You're acting like an opponent. 529 00:36:23,994 --> 00:36:27,194 This bill's the biggest reform since the Liberation. 530 00:36:27,354 --> 00:36:29,514 You know I'm right. You helped write it. 531 00:36:29,674 --> 00:36:31,874 -Not the current version. -I agree, 532 00:36:32,034 --> 00:36:35,194 that vocational education deserves more emphasis. 533 00:36:35,354 --> 00:36:37,274 I'd like to help fix the error. 534 00:36:38,754 --> 00:36:40,114 How? 535 00:36:40,274 --> 00:36:43,354 Through Parliament. You are an MP, aren't you? 536 00:36:43,514 --> 00:36:45,354 Push through an amendment. 537 00:36:45,514 --> 00:36:47,274 Play the majority game. 538 00:36:48,354 --> 00:36:50,274 The majority game. 539 00:36:50,434 --> 00:36:52,394 You wanted me out of the majority. 540 00:36:53,514 --> 00:36:56,114 You know there will be no quotas. 541 00:36:56,274 --> 00:36:59,354 But there could be ambitious measures. 542 00:36:59,514 --> 00:37:01,914 -Lots of us would support this. -Francis? 543 00:37:02,074 --> 00:37:04,194 Francis, Mirmont, the Parliamentary group. 544 00:37:05,274 --> 00:37:08,434 Ambitious measures, huh? I'm all ears. 545 00:37:10,074 --> 00:37:11,994 "Bridge" classes. 546 00:37:12,154 --> 00:37:16,194 2-year programs to prepare vocational students for tech institutes. 547 00:37:17,354 --> 00:37:20,514 That's very magnanimous, but... No way. 548 00:37:20,674 --> 00:37:21,994 Why not? 549 00:37:24,994 --> 00:37:28,274 If a kid wants to keep studying after vocational high school, 550 00:37:28,434 --> 00:37:32,154 he needs 2 years of prep school first. How does he pay for it? 551 00:37:32,314 --> 00:37:35,034 These kids don't have parents to foot the bill. 552 00:37:42,274 --> 00:37:46,594 We have to all get behind this education bill. A unified Left is crucial. 553 00:37:46,754 --> 00:37:50,314 The Germans are panicking over the cost of the bill. 554 00:37:50,474 --> 00:37:53,274 Why was vocational education sacrificed? 555 00:37:53,434 --> 00:37:57,434 Sacrificed? That's not fair. With the graduation certificate 556 00:37:57,594 --> 00:37:59,594 and its means, working class kids 557 00:37:59,754 --> 00:38:01,274 will do better in school. 558 00:38:01,434 --> 00:38:02,754 There you go. 559 00:38:04,274 --> 00:38:06,594 -What? -That class contempt. 560 00:38:06,754 --> 00:38:08,394 You don't think they'll get past high school. 561 00:38:08,554 --> 00:38:12,634 Who is "you"? The upper-middle class, you mean? 562 00:38:12,794 --> 00:38:15,114 There you go again. 563 00:38:15,274 --> 00:38:18,474 Upper vs. lower class? You're exasperating. 564 00:38:18,634 --> 00:38:21,434 I didn't invent the class struggle. Understand this: 565 00:38:21,594 --> 00:38:23,794 I love these kids. 566 00:38:23,954 --> 00:38:25,514 I know their value. 567 00:38:25,674 --> 00:38:27,514 I used to be one of them. 568 00:38:27,674 --> 00:38:32,394 Some are bullies, but most are kids who wonder how they'll feed a family. 569 00:38:32,554 --> 00:38:35,354 To others, they're just Blacks and Arabs. 570 00:38:35,514 --> 00:38:37,074 But I see them as... 571 00:38:42,714 --> 00:38:46,034 -Philippe? -What? 572 00:38:46,194 --> 00:38:49,634 -The "bridge" classes? -You think I'm an idiot? 573 00:38:49,794 --> 00:38:52,394 Laugier throws me in a corner, beats me up, 574 00:38:52,554 --> 00:38:54,434 and sends you to throw me a bone. 575 00:38:54,594 --> 00:38:57,834 Tell him to shove his classes up his ass! 576 00:40:08,714 --> 00:40:11,194 Excuse me, sir. You must wear a tie. 577 00:40:11,354 --> 00:40:13,474 I'm taking the floor in 2 minutes. 578 00:40:22,994 --> 00:40:25,234 -Rickwaert is intervening. -Where is he? 579 00:40:25,394 --> 00:40:26,714 I don't know. 580 00:40:44,554 --> 00:40:47,754 Ladies and gentlemen, please settle down. 581 00:40:53,234 --> 00:40:55,834 Please! 582 00:40:55,994 --> 00:40:57,394 Ladies and gentlemen. 583 00:40:57,554 --> 00:41:01,194 -Quiet! Please! -Bravo! 584 00:41:04,634 --> 00:41:07,354 Ladies and gentlemen, silence, please! 585 00:41:07,514 --> 00:41:10,834 The Internationale 586 00:41:12,154 --> 00:41:14,314 Will unite the human race! 587 00:41:17,034 --> 00:41:19,394 Order please! 588 00:41:21,034 --> 00:41:22,434 We're in session. 589 00:41:22,594 --> 00:41:26,434 MP Rickwaert, 13th district North, has the floor. 590 00:41:26,594 --> 00:41:29,994 A question on the restructuring of the petrochemical sector 591 00:41:30,154 --> 00:41:32,274 and its effects on employment. 592 00:41:32,434 --> 00:41:37,194 Thank you, Mr. President. My fellow colleagues and ministers, 593 00:41:37,354 --> 00:41:41,634 the rules of our esteemed Parliament dictate that we wear ties, 594 00:41:41,794 --> 00:41:46,954 but they can't dictate which questions an MP may direct to the government. 595 00:41:47,114 --> 00:41:50,434 Rather than question the industry minister 596 00:41:50,594 --> 00:41:52,434 on the petrochemical sector, 597 00:41:52,594 --> 00:41:57,714 I'd prefer to question Madam, the National Education minister... 598 00:41:59,594 --> 00:42:00,994 Quiet! 599 00:42:01,154 --> 00:42:05,354 on the weight of vocational studies within the education bill. 600 00:42:08,634 --> 00:42:11,954 Madam Minister, the student protest is a current issue, 601 00:42:12,114 --> 00:42:14,754 but have you heard a single person question 602 00:42:14,914 --> 00:42:18,874 why our high schools are on strike? 603 00:42:19,034 --> 00:42:21,474 No? It's an essential question. 604 00:42:22,714 --> 00:42:25,434 Forget the acts of an umpteenth gang of thugs. 605 00:42:25,594 --> 00:42:30,474 The vocational students' message is the essential part. 606 00:42:33,634 --> 00:42:36,314 They represent 25 % of France's youth. 607 00:42:36,474 --> 00:42:39,274 Yet, it's like they don't exist. 608 00:42:39,434 --> 00:42:42,274 No one hears them, Madam Minister. 609 00:42:42,434 --> 00:42:47,554 No, they don't exist! So I ask, where has France's honor gone? 610 00:42:47,714 --> 00:42:50,434 When acts of violence become more important 611 00:42:50,594 --> 00:42:53,514 than the future of 25 % of the country's youth? 612 00:42:53,674 --> 00:42:55,754 Where has France's honor gone, 613 00:42:55,914 --> 00:42:58,234 when safety is the only criterion that defines 614 00:42:58,394 --> 00:43:01,034 the training of France's future qualified workforce? 615 00:43:03,674 --> 00:43:05,634 Where has France's honor gone, 616 00:43:05,794 --> 00:43:10,314 when vocational quotas are seen as ethnic quotas? 617 00:43:12,954 --> 00:43:14,914 Bravo! We're there! 618 00:43:15,074 --> 00:43:16,754 Where is France's honor... 619 00:43:16,914 --> 00:43:22,114 when skin color takes precedence over the color of the overalls? 620 00:43:22,274 --> 00:43:23,834 That's why I wear blue. 621 00:43:23,994 --> 00:43:26,874 It's the color of our working class youth! 622 00:43:29,834 --> 00:43:34,234 I'm in blue to defend our youth's right to vocational education! 623 00:43:34,394 --> 00:43:35,914 I'm arguing in blue 624 00:43:36,074 --> 00:43:40,194 to preserve France's rightful place as a great industrial power. 625 00:43:40,354 --> 00:43:43,434 That's why. 626 00:43:43,594 --> 00:43:46,394 That's why I'm in blue. 627 00:43:48,554 --> 00:43:50,834 Mr. MP, 628 00:43:50,994 --> 00:43:54,194 could you please conclude? What is your question? 629 00:43:54,354 --> 00:43:58,954 Madam Minister of National Education, 630 00:43:59,114 --> 00:44:01,594 will you consider establishing a quota system 631 00:44:01,754 --> 00:44:05,394 for accepting vocational students in technical institutes? 632 00:44:07,234 --> 00:44:08,594 I'll get this. 633 00:44:08,754 --> 00:44:10,834 Mr. Prime Minister has the floor. 634 00:44:14,874 --> 00:44:18,234 Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen of Parliament. 635 00:44:18,394 --> 00:44:21,354 Mr. MP of the North, I thank you for 636 00:44:21,514 --> 00:44:25,954 your vibrant plea in favor of vocational education. 637 00:44:26,114 --> 00:44:30,754 Many of us share the goals you express with such passion. 638 00:44:30,914 --> 00:44:34,914 But once you bring up quotas, our paths diverge. 639 00:44:37,754 --> 00:44:39,474 You want quotas? 640 00:44:39,634 --> 00:44:42,714 Quotas? No. No quotas. 641 00:44:42,874 --> 00:44:45,514 There are quotas for women. 642 00:44:45,674 --> 00:44:50,114 Quotas are quite simply contrary to republican principles. 643 00:44:50,274 --> 00:44:53,114 People are chosen solely on merit. 644 00:44:53,274 --> 00:44:56,394 Merit is what matters in this Republic. 645 00:44:56,554 --> 00:44:59,354 As Prime Minister, allow me to state very clearly 646 00:44:59,514 --> 00:45:02,474 that setting quotas would be a political error, 647 00:45:02,634 --> 00:45:05,274 and a moral one too. 648 00:45:05,434 --> 00:45:08,754 Excuse me, Mr. Prime Minister, could you repeat that? 649 00:45:08,914 --> 00:45:13,194 I said your proposal is contrary to republican principles. 650 00:45:13,354 --> 00:45:16,594 No, you spoke of a moral error. You're insulting our youth. 651 00:45:16,754 --> 00:45:19,354 A vocational education is a moral error. 652 00:45:19,514 --> 00:45:22,114 You know that's not what I said! 653 00:45:22,274 --> 00:45:24,234 Take responsibility for your words. 654 00:45:24,394 --> 00:45:28,514 I am taking responsibility. I believe it is a moral error to... 655 00:45:28,674 --> 00:45:30,554 With a zero success rate 656 00:45:30,714 --> 00:45:32,674 in undergraduate studies? 657 00:45:34,194 --> 00:45:36,154 A zero success rate! 658 00:45:36,314 --> 00:45:41,034 We'll see on Saturday how France's youth answers back! 659 00:46:03,874 --> 00:46:05,354 It'll be massive. 660 00:46:05,514 --> 00:46:07,914 -Excuse me? -The protest! 661 00:46:10,314 --> 00:46:12,714 They're no longer fighting "for something" 662 00:46:12,874 --> 00:46:15,194 but "against someone". 663 00:46:15,354 --> 00:46:20,674 That idiot Mirmont gave them an ideal target. 664 00:46:20,834 --> 00:46:22,594 What a moron! 665 00:46:30,394 --> 00:46:33,594 We'll have to increase the security. 666 00:46:35,074 --> 00:46:39,034 We have to be seen as doing the absolute maximum. 667 00:46:47,594 --> 00:46:48,914 Mr. Rickwaert! 668 00:46:50,354 --> 00:46:52,834 Are you asking our youth to protest? 669 00:46:52,994 --> 00:46:55,114 Will you join the protest? 670 00:46:56,114 --> 00:46:58,154 Mr. MP, why are you wearing blue? 671 00:47:04,634 --> 00:47:08,234 Mirmont, if only you knew 672 00:47:08,394 --> 00:47:11,834 Your moral error Your moral error 673 00:47:11,994 --> 00:47:15,274 Mirmont, if only you knew 674 00:47:15,434 --> 00:47:18,554 Where we'll stick your moral error 675 00:47:18,714 --> 00:47:20,194 Up your ass! Up your ass! 676 00:47:20,354 --> 00:47:22,194 We won't hesitate! 677 00:47:22,354 --> 00:47:25,634 No, no, no! We don't want your lousy reform! 678 00:47:25,794 --> 00:47:28,674 Mirmont, brace yourself We're on our way! 679 00:47:28,834 --> 00:47:32,114 Mirmont, brace yourself We're on our way! 680 00:47:56,554 --> 00:48:00,234 THE BLACK BARON The Student Whisperer 681 00:48:00,284 --> 00:48:04,834 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0