PARIS (AFP) - President Francois Hollande Thursday announced he was expanding the country's system of community service, as France seeks to mend divisions in its fractured society a month after the Paris attacks.
Any young person who wants to take part "will be able to from June 1", Hollande announced, adding that France's community service agency would be "reinforced". However, he stopped short of calling for a compulsory system of community service, saying "the people would have to be consulted" for that.
"At the moment, there are four times more demand than available places on community services projects," he noted.
Last year, only 35,000 young people won a place on a scheme but 80 percent of applicants were turned away for lack of places.
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