The protest, called by several left-wing parties and trade unions, has taken to the streets of Paris. Nupes leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon sees President Macron in “serious trouble”.
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In the context of protests and instability unleashed in the French state in recent days, the leftists dissatisfied with Macron’s policies have had an important meeting today. Thousands of people, 30,000 According to the police, they demonstrated in the streets of Paris today called upon by various parties and trade unions of the left protest against rising cost of living and climate change.
At the head of the demonstration it was possible to be the leader of Nupes . to see Jean-Luc Melenchonaccompanied by the recently proclaimed Nobel Prize in Literature, Annie Ernaux.
Mélenchon has assured that the appeal has had “undeniable success” and that he sees President Emmanuel Macron “in serious trouble”.
Macron’s government is deeply disaffected by the fuel shortage caused by a refinery strike and the possibility that the executive, without an absolute majority in the Assembly, will pass the draft 2023 budget through the Article 49.3 of the Constitution.
for Tuesday, October 18thdo the French trade unions have a “national mobilization” in defense of purchasing power and the right to strike, although they have indicated that it will not be a general strike.
Workers’ representatives have opposed the government’s decree forcing some workers at the Exxon and TotalEnergies refineries to return to work to mitigate the effects of the disruptions.
The strike in the refineries started on September 27 by the trade union CGT has been the starting point of the social unrest that has ravaged France in recent weeks.
Currently, the strikes led by the CGT union have involved five refineries out of seven and five warehouses out of 200; In two of the refineries, the government has forced several workers with special functions to work by decree.
Meanwhile, a third of the country’s gas stations are running out of some fuel or are closed, and at fuel stations there are long queues and tension between drivers is evident.
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Source: EITB
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