According to the latest polls, salaries and the fight against inflation are the big concerns of voters ahead of the June 9 elections.
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Salary increases and job improvements are the classic demands of this May 1st in Paris. But there were also voices that called for peace in Gaza and others who rose up against the Olympic Games. But with less than six weeks to go before the European elections, many left-wing candidates were present and eager to present their programme.
Purchasing power and the price of energy, two priority issues
“In the face of the European elections, purchasing power continues to matter. The first measure that I would implement would be France’s exit from the European electricity market; in order to significantly reduce the energy bills of companies, farmers, artisans and for all French people. Because today we pay much more for energy than the production price,” declared Léon Deffontaines, head of the list of the French Communist Party (PCF).
The alarming rise of the extreme right in France
Others insisted on the importance of reporting the rise of the far right in France, which is currently leading the polls ahead of the elections.
“This May 1 is also an opportunity to remember that we will always fight and that we must always fight against these antidemocratic and antirepublican parties which unfortunately are spreading in our society,” said Marie Toussaint, MEP, head of the Green Party list.
According to the latest polls, wages and the fight against inflation These are the big concerns of voters ahead of the June 9 elections.
