The major unions, the CGT, the CFDT and the FEN, call for a general strike on 13. Back in Paris, George Pompidou, announces the re-opening of the Sorbonne, also for the 13. The National Assembly discusses the university crises and the battles of the Quartier Latin. President Charles de Gaulle leaves for Romania. Workers occupy Sud-Aviation in Nantes.
Newspapers fail to be distributed.
Cinema professionals occupy the Cannes Film Festival. Major French directors withdraw their films from competition and the jury resigns, closing the festival. May - A censure motion by opposition leftists falls 11 votes short of a majority in the National Assembly. Union confederations say they are willing the negotiate with the employer's association and the government. An amnesty for demonstrators is passed by the Assembly.