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'I feed you and it's killing me': French farmers on why they are blocking roads

From Brittany to Alsace, from the north to the southwest, Le Monde's reporters met farmers who spoke of the same problems: low incomes for demanding and increasingly complex work, and above all, a loss of meaning and recognition.

Published on January 25, 2024, at 12:45 pm (Paris), updated on January 26, 2024, at 9:00 pm Aline Leclerc, Alexandre Lenoir, Philippe Gagnebet, Anne Mellier, Audrey Sommazi, Hélène Pommier, Jordan Pouille, Benjamin Keltz, Frédéric Zabalza, Claire Mayer and Eric Collier

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French pension reform: Three months of nationwide protests

The movement against the French government's pension reform project has been strong since the first marches on January 19. A final ruling on the bill by the Constitutional Council will be delivered on Friday.

Published on April 13, 2023, at 12:59 pm (Paris), updated on April 13, 2023, at 2:08 pm Aline Leclerc, Alexandre Lenoir, Benjamin Keltz, Jordan Pouille, Richard Schittly, Gilles Rof, Philippe Gagnebet, Corentin Lesueur and Pierre Bouvier

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With inflation rising, part of France tightens its belt

A number of indicators allow us to measure, beyond the official statistics, how soaring prices are affecting the daily life of households, from housing to transportation, to food shopping and going-out habits.

Published on June 9, 2022, at 7:55 pm (Paris), updated on June 10, 2022, at 8:14 am Aline Leclerc, Véronique Chocron, Juliette Garnier, Cécile Prudhomme, Jean-Michel Normand, Isabelle Rey-Lefebvre and Anne Rodier

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France voices its anger through blank and void votes

More than three million people cast blank or void ballots on Sunday, April 24, during the second round of the 2022 presidential election. This is an expression of growing defiance among citizens and a rejection of the Macron-Le Pen repeat match.

Published on April 26, 2022, at 9:02 pm (Paris), updated on May 24, 2022, at 12:20 pm Béatrice Gurrey, Camille Bordenet, Denis Cosnard, Eugene (Oregon), envoyé spécial, Philippe Gagnebet, Benjamin Keltz, Gilles Rof, Lucie Soullier and Aline Leclerc