Parisians Want France Out of NATO in Protest against High Costs of Living (+Video)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Parisians staged a huge rally to call for an end to France’s membership in the US-led NATO, while also protesting against the high costs of living.
Chanting "Let's get out of NATO," the protesters demanded President Emmanuel Macron’s resignation, calling on his government to stop supplying arms to Ukraine.
On Wednesday, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen stated that if she won the presidency, she would once again leave the military command of the US-led alliance.
Ever since the Ukrainian crisis began, causing a severe energy crisis across Europe, anti-NATO sentiments have been rising among the Europeans.
In France, petrol pumps have been running dry as worker’s strike continues in the refineries of the major French oil companies.
On Friday, riders faced the crunch as hundreds of meters long queues crawled out of petrol stations across the country, causing frustrations and long waits for commuters.
Around 20.7 percent of service stations experienced difficulties on Saturday, compared with 19 percent the day before, according to the French energy ministry.
Out of the total six refineries, three are currently not operating, cutting the production by 60 percent equaling to 740,000 barrels of petrol a day, and affecting nearly one third of the petrol stations across France.