More than half of French people support student protests: Poll

Moscow, Oct 8 (Sputnik/UNI) More than half of France's population supports the high school students' protests that have swept the country since late September, a poll conducted by the Elabe company showed on Wednesday. "Fifty-five percent of French people approve of the high school students' actions: 26% support them, while 29% share (the demonstrators') concerns," the polling company said. Another 35% of respondents disapprove of the students' demonstrations, while the remaining 10% said they were indifferent. In particular, the protests have the support of 71% of students' parents. More than 70% of French people consider the students' demands legitimate, but…