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Massive protest in Paris against inflation and climate crisis
Posted on October 16, 2022
Organisers say 140,000 people attended the march against the rising cost of living and alleged government inaction against climate change.
Demonstrators take part in a protest by New Ecologic and Social People’s Union (NUPES), a coalition of left and green parties, against soaring inflation and what they call a lack of government action to fight climate change in Paris on Sunday [Stephane Mahe/Reuters]
Published On 16 Oct 202216 Oct 2022
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Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Paris adding to growing defiance and anger about inflation, three weeks into a refinery strike that caused fuel shortages across France.
The demonstration against the rising cost of living on Sunday was called by the left-wing political opposition and led by the head of the France Unbowed party, Jean-Luc Melenchon.
It was a show of anger against the bite of rising prices and to crank up the pressure on the government of President Emmanuel Macron.
Organisers called it a “march against the high cost of living and climate inaction”.
As well as calling for massive investment against the climate crisis, they also demanded emergency measures against high prices, including freezes in the costs of energy, essential goods and rent, and for greater taxation of windfall profits by corporations.
Some protesters wore yellow florescent vests, the symbol of often violent anti-government protests in 2018 that shook Macron’s pro-business centrist government.
Opponents of Macron are hoping to build on the momentum created by the refinery standoff that began at the end of September.
Transport strikes called for Tuesday threaten to dovetail with wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages that are fraying nerves among millions of workers and other motorists dependent on their vehicles, with giant lines forming at petrol stations.
“We’re going to have a week the likes of which we don’t see very often,” Melenchon said from atop a truck in the middle of the crowd. “Everything is coming together. We are starting it with this march, which is an immense success.”
Organisers said 140,000 people attended Sunday’s rally. Police earlier predicted about 30,000 people would attend.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/16/massive-protest-in-paris-against-inflation-and-the-climate-crisis
https://theextinctionchronicles.wordpress.com/2022/10/16/massive-protest-in-paris-against-inflation-and-climate-crisis/
Thanks to: https://theextinctionchronicles.wordpress.com
Posted on October 16, 2022
Organisers say 140,000 people attended the march against the rising cost of living and alleged government inaction against climate change.
Demonstrators take part in a protest by New Ecologic and Social People’s Union (NUPES), a coalition of left and green parties, against soaring inflation and what they call a lack of government action to fight climate change in Paris on Sunday [Stephane Mahe/Reuters]
Published On 16 Oct 202216 Oct 2022
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Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Paris adding to growing defiance and anger about inflation, three weeks into a refinery strike that caused fuel shortages across France.
The demonstration against the rising cost of living on Sunday was called by the left-wing political opposition and led by the head of the France Unbowed party, Jean-Luc Melenchon.
It was a show of anger against the bite of rising prices and to crank up the pressure on the government of President Emmanuel Macron.
Organisers called it a “march against the high cost of living and climate inaction”.
As well as calling for massive investment against the climate crisis, they also demanded emergency measures against high prices, including freezes in the costs of energy, essential goods and rent, and for greater taxation of windfall profits by corporations.
Some protesters wore yellow florescent vests, the symbol of often violent anti-government protests in 2018 that shook Macron’s pro-business centrist government.
Opponents of Macron are hoping to build on the momentum created by the refinery standoff that began at the end of September.
Transport strikes called for Tuesday threaten to dovetail with wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages that are fraying nerves among millions of workers and other motorists dependent on their vehicles, with giant lines forming at petrol stations.
“We’re going to have a week the likes of which we don’t see very often,” Melenchon said from atop a truck in the middle of the crowd. “Everything is coming together. We are starting it with this march, which is an immense success.”
Organisers said 140,000 people attended Sunday’s rally. Police earlier predicted about 30,000 people would attend.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/16/massive-protest-in-paris-against-inflation-and-the-climate-crisis
https://theextinctionchronicles.wordpress.com/2022/10/16/massive-protest-in-paris-against-inflation-and-climate-crisis/
Thanks to: https://theextinctionchronicles.wordpress.com
