News from Al-Madinah: French residents organised a protest march and demanded higher pay from the government in response to rising inflation, high energy, and food prices.
Today, Sunday, the left-wing parties staged sizable protests in Paris in response to the ongoing fuel scarcity problem in France caused by the refineries’ strike.
The organisers of the demonstrations claimed that 140 000 people took part, however an Al-Arabiya journalist claimed that protesters had destroyed bank facades in Paris.
Participants urge raising the salary threshold, reducing price increases, and putting the retirement age at 60.
The imposition of higher taxes on the wealthy and businesses that make large profits and take significant action to combat climate change is another demand.
The cost of living in France is rising as a result of the war in Ukraine’s impact on inflation. The family discovered that it was difficult to pay their bills, particularly those that were energy-related, including gas and electricity.
Like many French people, Abdel Rahman, a worker for the French corporation Renault, received a notification from the electricity company informing him that this winter, a price hike will start to apply to bills.
Abdel Rahman, an energy engineer at Renault Motors, stated in Arabic: A few months ago, Total sent me an email. Ten, and my consumer will be re-evaluated at the end of the year to pay the difference.
The obsession of paying bills, and completing the month with the remainder of the salary, has become the daily conversation, but also threatens a social explosion waving on the horizon, with calls for demonstrations against the high prices.
In this regard, Abdul Rahman added: The current strikes are a natural result of the continuous increase in energy and food prices in exchange for stability of salaries. Given the circumstances, protests and taking to the streets are acceptable.
The war in Ukraine forced a difficult reality upon the European nations, and they found themselves in a position where they were unable to ignore the worsening of their citizens’ living conditions or to flee to Russia after Moscow was subjected to unprecedented sanctions. These were the effects of capitals that were aware that their citizens occasionally enjoy prosperous and comfortable lives.
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Massive protests in Paris and the destruction of bank facades as a result of the fuel crisis
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