In Paris, France, a demonstration was held three years after the "Yellow Vest Movement" protesting the Macron administration began, and participants protested that the government's measures against soaring gasoline prices were insufficient. bottom.
About 1,000 people from all over France gathered in central Paris on the 20th, three years after the protest against the Macron administration called the "Yellow Vest Movement".
Participants criticized the government's response to the current rise in energy prices and infection control measures such as the introduction of vaccination certificates.
One of the representatives who hosted the demonstration said, "Gasoline prices have risen by another 25% from the time when the protest demonstration started three years ago, hitting households directly," and it is enough for the current price increase of gasoline and electricity. I protested that no measures were taken.
A woman in her 50s who participated in the demonstration said, "In the last three years, prices have risen further and people's lives have been getting worse. I want to continue protesting until things get better."
The Macron administration has been forced to revise its policies, such as postponing the fuel tax hike, following the "Yellow Vest Movement" three years ago, and how to reduce the burden on households for the presidential election in April next year. Is likely to be one of the issues.