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PARIS, Oct 8, Anastasia Ivanova.A demonstration is taking place in Paris demanding the resignation of French President Emmanuel Macron, thousands of people are participating in it, RIA Novosti correspondent reports from the scene. The procession started after 15:00 local time from June 18, 1940 Square, located between m districts of the French capital. The demonstration is held at the call of the Yellow Vests movement and the Patriots movement, led by Florian Filippo. The protesters demand the resignation of French President Emmanuel Macron. They also oppose French NATO membership and arms supplies to Ukraine.
In France, strikes began at the facilities of energy companiesAccording to the correspondent of RIA Novosti, thousands of people take part in the demonstration. The procession is passing peacefully under the control of a few police officers. «We have gathered here to condemn the policy of the President of France, who supplies Ukraine with weapons for a war that does not concern us, weapons for the Ukrainian government of the Nazis! Because of this, we now have no gas, no electricity to ensure the operation of enterprises and heating in homes. This is unacceptable! The President of France should be removed from power for treason! He betrayed France,» a demonstrator said in an interview with the agency. On September 29, a general national strike took place in France against raising the retirement age as well as demanding higher wages. In this regard, mass demonstrations took place in Paris and other cities of the country. Protests in the French capital were accompanied by clashes between demonstrators and police, riots and harsh detentions. According to the largest French trade union, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), more than 250 thousand people took part in demonstrations throughout France.
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