French education minister Edouard Geffray, 'brilliant' but not 'political,' finds himself on the front lines

Edouard Geffray, who has been the director general of school education for five years, became the education minister a year ago. He now faces challenges amid a high school crisis, with demands including the abolition of the Parcoursup admissions platform and addressing teacher shortages. Geffray acknowledges that these issues reflect broader anxieties among youth today, such as climate change and political extremism, indicating a significant societal shift.